Plaquemine, Louisiana
Plaquemine, Louisiana | |
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Old Square | |
| Nickname: "City of Hospitality" | |
Location of Plaquemine in Iberville Parish, Louisiana | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′53″N 91°14′56″W / 30.28139°N 91.24889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Iberville |
| Settled | 1775 |
| Incorporated | 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin M. "Ed" Reeves Jr. (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.01 sq mi (7.78 km2) |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,269 |
| • Density | 2,144.71/sq mi (828.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70764 |
| Area code | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-60880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404537 |
| Website | www |
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Plaquemine is a city in and the parish seat of Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. At the 2010 United States census, the population was 7,119; the 2020 census determined its population was 6,269.