Editing Montpelier, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                        = Montpelier, Louisiana
| official_name               = Village of Montpelier
| settlement_type             = Village
| image_skyline               = 
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| image_caption               = 
| image_map                   = File:St. Helena Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Montpelier Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                     = 
| map_caption                 = Location of Montpelier in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1                  = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1                    = 
| map_caption1                = Location of Louisiana in the United States
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type            = Country
| subdivision_name            = United States
| subdivision_type1           = State
| subdivision_name1           = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2           = Parish
| subdivision_name2           = [[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|St. Helena]]
<!-- Government -->
| established_title           = Founded
| established_date            = 
| founder                     = 
| named_for                   = 
| government_footnotes        = 
| government_type             = 
| governing_body              = 
| leader_title                = Mayor
| leader_name                 = 
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                   = Imperial
| area_footnotes              = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2              = 4.86
| area_total_sq_mi            = 1.88
| area_land_km2               = 4.84
| area_land_sq_mi             = 1.87
| area_water_km2              = 0.02
| area_water_sq_mi            = 0.01
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of            = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes        = 
| population_total            = 196
| population_density_km2      = 40.53
| population_density_sq_mi    = 104.98
| population_demonym          = 
<!-- General information -->
| timezone                    = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset                  = -6
| timezone_DST                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST              = -5
| elevation_footnotes         = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft                = 128
| coordinates                 = {{coord|30|40|56|N|90|39|16|W|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type            = 
| postal_code                 = 
| area_code                   = [[Area code 985|985]]
| blank_name                  = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                  = 22-51690
| blank1_name                 = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                 = 2407504<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407504}}</ref>
| website                     = 
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}}

'''Montpelier''' is a village in [[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|St. Helena Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 197 in 2020. It is part of the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

Montpelier was the parish seat from 1812-1832.<ref>{{cite web
|title=Montpelier, LA Historical Marker
|author=Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/louisiana/St.-Helena/Montpelier/
}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 1.9 square miles (4.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.53% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 197
|1970= 211
|1980= 219
|1990= 247
|2000= 214
|2010= 266
|2020= 196
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Montpelier village, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Montpelier village, Louisiana |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2251690&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montpelier village, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251690&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montpelier village, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2251690&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|123
|118
|style='background: #ffffe6; |92
|57.48%
|44.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|86
|140
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91
|40.19%
|52.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.43%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|1.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|2.34%
|1.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.59%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''214'''
|'''266'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''196'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 197 people,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 }}</ref> 135 households, and 90 families residing in the village.

==Education==
Montpelier and all of St. Helena Parish are served by the [[St. Helena Parish School System]]. Zoned campuses include St. Helena Central Arts and Technology Academy (Grades 3-6), St. Helena Early Learning Center (Grades PK-2), and [[St. Helena College and Career Academy]] (Grades 7-12).

==References==
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{{St. Helena Parish, Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Villages in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Villages in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]