St. Rose, Louisiana


Saint Rose is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, two miles north of the Jefferson Parish border and is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 in the 2000 census, and 7,504 in 2020.

History

The LaBranche Plantation Dependency House is located in St. Rose. It is a surviving building of the LaBranche Plantation. The main house was the plantation home built by the Zweig family in 1792. The plantation was based on the cultivation and processing of sugar cane and was dependent on slave labor. The big house was destroyed during the Civil War. One of the few buildings left on the property after the Civil War was the dependency house, also called a garçonnière. The property also has a preserved slave quarters building.
In 1873, Palmer Elkins purchased property in St. Rose. In 1880, Elkins invited freedmen and their families to move onto his property to receive training. He established what became known as "Elkinsville" or "Freetown".

Geography

St. Rose is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.0 square miles, of which 4.0 square miles is land and 1.0 square mile is water.

Demographics

St. Rose first appeared as an unincorporated place in the 1960 U.S. census; and as a census designated place in the 1990 United States census. The census did not survey the CDP in the 1980 U.S. census.
RaceNumberPercentage
White 3,06340.82%
Black or African American 3,02840.35%
Native American130.17%
Asian1582.11%
Pacific Islander30.04%
Other/Mixed2583.44%
Hispanic or Latino98113.07%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,504 people, 2,914 households, and 1,905 families residing in the CDP.

Education

St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools, including:

Notable people