St. James

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

St. James is a census-designated place in St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, St. James had a population of 592.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for St. James, LA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

W

Wellman Braud

American musician (1891–1966)

Henry Hobson Richardson

American architect (1838–1886)

Alcée Fortier

American philologist and folklorist (1856–1914)

Pete Herman

American boxer (1896–1973)

C

Cory Geason

American football player

J

John "Papa John" Joseph

American musician

John Folse

American chef

Curtis R. Tucker

American politician (1918-1988)

P

Percy A. Pierre

American electrical engineer

Felix Pierre Poché

American judge (1836-1895)

M

Marie Desire Roman

American artist

M

Marie Jeanne Amelie Roman

American artist

H

Henderson Hamilton Donald

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Louisiana

• Convent
  1.8 mi away
• Romeville
  3.7 mi away
• Moonshine
  4.3 mi away
• Hester
  4.9 mi away
• Union
  5.2 mi away
• Grand Point
  6.3 mi away
• Lemannville
  7.3 mi away
• North Vacherie
  8.3 mi away
• Lutcher
  8.9 mi away
• Gramercy
  9.9 mi away
• Donaldsonville
  10 mi away
• Darrow
  10.7 mi away

Browse all places in Louisiana →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about St. James

Vacherie, St. James Parish, Louisiana

Elton J. Oubre · 1986

Early St. James Parish Louisiana Marriage Records Vol 1 1796-1901 1809-1900

Nicholas Russell Murray · 1980

Nostalgic notes on St. James Parish, Louisiana

Marie McDowell Pilkington Campbell · 1981

St. James Parish, Louisiana, 1850 & 1860 census

Elton J. Oubre · 1983

Early St. James Parish Louisiana Marriage Records Vol 2 1796-1901 1809-1900

Nicholas Russell Murray · 1980

The parish of St. james in the province of Louisiana

Winston De Ville · 1987

St. James Parish, Louisiana, colonial records, 1782-1787

Eileen Larre' Behrman · 1980

Nostalgic notes on St. James

Marie McDowell Pilkington Campbell · 1977

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 145 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 152 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 177 mi
• Wildfire Star Lake, Jefferson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-11 · 200 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 238 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Gulf Fritillary

Dione vanillae

Seen 2026-09-17

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-10

Spanish moss

Tillandsia usneoides

Seen 2026-08-13

Cypress Twig Gall Midge

Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa

Seen 2026-08-13

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Seen 2026-08-13

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Seen 2026-08-13

Eastern Fox Squirrel

Sciurus niger

Seen 2026-08-13

southern live oak

Quercus virginiana

Seen 2026-08-13

resurrection fern

Pleopeltis michauxiana

Seen 2026-08-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 11:15 UTC.