Wallace

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

Wallace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wallace had a population of 755. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The rural community is on the west bank of the Mississippi River and easily accessible to Interstate 10 via the Gramercy Bridge.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Wallace, 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

Roy Bourgeois

Founder of the human rights group School of the Americas Watch

J. Terry Steib

Catholic bishop

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Leon Roppolo

American musician (1902–1943)

Corey Webster

American football player

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Walden Martin

American racing cyclist (1891-1966)

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David Jones

American jazz musician

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David Pittman

Player of American and Canadian football

Ernest "Doc" Paulin

African American musician (1907-2007)

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Maurice Schexnayder

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1895-1981)

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Trenton Marshall

American basketball player (born 1987)

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Steve Bourgeois

American baseball player

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Aubrey J. Bourgeois

United States Navy admiral (1907–2011)

Jontre Kirklin

American football player (born 1998)

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

Nearby places in Louisiana

• Garyville
  3.2 mi away
• Gramercy
  3.3 mi away
• North Vacherie
  3.4 mi away
• Lutcher
  4.1 mi away
• South Vacherie
  6.1 mi away
• Edgard
  6.9 mi away
• Pleasure Bend
  7.2 mi away · pop. 217
• Romeville
  10.5 mi away
• Killona
  10.6 mi away
• Laplace
  11.4 mi away
• Kraemer
  11.6 mi away
• Montz
  11.9 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 Wallace

The history of Illinois and Louisiana under the French rule

Joseph Wallace · 1893

Origins of class struggle in Louisiana

Roger Wallace Shugg · 1968

Camp-fire and cotton-field

Thomas Wallace Knox · 1865

An analysis of state services for the support of public recreation in Louisiana

Wallace Bly · 1974

Cajun Comiques historic Louisiana

Wallace Faucheux · 2003

Blackwater Swamp

Wallace, Bill · 1994

Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation

Thomas Wallace Knox · 2008

Peanuts Big Adventure, a Louisiana Story

Chester R. Wallace · 2002

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 130 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 134 mi
• Prescribed Fire RX CALV BU 104-108, Vernon, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 163 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 167 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 211 mi
• Wildfire Star Lake, Jefferson, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-09-11 · 211 mi
• Wildfire Pine Tree Rd, Union, Arkansas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 243 mi

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-13 16:15 UTC.