Baldwin, Louisiana
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Baldwin is a town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,436 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 2,497 in 2000. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Baldwin, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 29°50′10″N 91°32′56″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | St. Mary |
Government | |
• Mayor | Clarence A. Vappie[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2) |
• Land | 3.22 sq mi (8.33 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,762 |
• Density | 547.72/sq mi (211.47/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 337 |
FIPS code | 22-04020 |
The community was named for John Baldwin, the Ohio educator who founded what would later become Baldwin-Wallace University. In 1867, Baldwin purchased the Darby plantation in Louisiana, a plantation of about 1,700 acres (6.9 km2). His residence there, Darby House, remained in his family until 1937 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
The Louisiana physician and politician Alvan Lafargue practiced in Baldwin, his wife's hometown, prior to 1915.