Gonzales
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city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Ascension
- Named after
- Tee Joe Gonzales
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Tim Riley
- Police chief
- Sherman Jackson (both elected since 2012)
- Total
- 9.25 sq mi (23.96 km )
- Land
- 9.14 sq mi (23.68 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km )
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3.0 m)
- Density
- 1,337.9/sq mi (516.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-29850
- Website
- www .gonzalesla .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Gonzales
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Ascension Parish
- Population
- 12231
- Area
- 0.278961
- Elevation
- 3
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Official website
- www.gonzalesla.com
- Image
- Gonzales, Louisiana (3922472222).jpg
- Households
- 4348
- Dialing code
- 225
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- inception
- 1855-01-01
- Commons category
- Gonzales, Louisiana
- water as percent of area
- 1.2689
- postal code
- 70707
- per capita income
- 28892
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Encyclopedic overview
Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,231. Known as the "Jambalaya Capital of the World", it is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival, which was first held in 1968.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonzales” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.