Back بورت ألين Arabic بورت الين ARZ پرت الن، لوئیزیانا AZB Port Allen Catalan Порт-Аллен (Луизиана) CE Port Allen CEB Port Allen, Louisiana Welsh Port Allen Esperanto Port Allen (Luisiana) Spanish Port Allen (Louisiana) Basque
Port Allen | |
|---|---|
| City of Port Allen | |
 The Old Ferry Landing at Port Allen | |
 Location of Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′13″N 91°12′36″W / 30.45361°N 91.21000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | West Baton Rouge |
| Incorporated | 1916 |
| Named for | Henry Watkins Allen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard N. Lee, III (D) mayor elected April 5, 2014, re-elected 2016 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) |
| • Land | 2.83 sq mi (7.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,939 |
| • Density | 1,742.15/sq mi (672.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70767 |
| Area code | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-61790 |
| Website | www.portallen.org |
Port Allen is a city in, and the parish seat of, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is bordered by Interstate 10 and US Highway 190. The population was 4,939 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Port Allen is home to the Mississippi Riverfront Development, which provides a panoramic view of the Mississippi River and Baton Rouge, the West Baton Rouge Museum, the City of Port Allen Railroad Depot, Scott's Cemetery, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, and the Port Allen Lock.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.