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The United States Census Bureau
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has defined 7 Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area
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s (CSAs), 8 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and 17 Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) in the State of Louisiana. The following table describes these areas with the following information:

The name of the Combined Statistical Area (CSA), if any.
The population of the CSA as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
The name of the Core Based Statistical Area
Core based statistical area
A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied...

(CBSA).

The population of the CBSA as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
The name of the parish
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...

or county
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...

.
The population of the parish or county as of 2006-07-01, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

**United States Census Bureau Statistical Areas in the State of Louisiana**
Combined Statistical Area	2006 Pop	Core Based Statistical Area	2006 Pop	Parish	2006 Pop
New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA CSA	1,069,428	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA	1,024,678	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....	431,361
				St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington....	230,605
				Orleans Parish, Louisiana	223,388
				St. Charles Parish, Louisiana St. Charles Parish, Louisiana St. Charles Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Hahnville. In 2010, its population was 52,780. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, this was part of the German Coast, an area along the Mississippi River settled by numerous German pioneers in the...	52,761
				St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana St. John the Baptist Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.The parish seat is Edgard, an unincorporated area and the unofficial parish captial is LaPlace, an unincorporated area. St. John the Baptist is one of the original 19 parishes in Louisiana. In 2010, its population was...	48,537
				Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Plaquemines Parish is the parish with the most combined land and water area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Pointe à la Hache...	22,512
				St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana St. Bernard Parish is a parish located southeast of New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Chalmette, the largest city in the parish. As of 2000, its population was 67,229. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county in the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S....	15,514
		Bogalusa, LA μSA	44,750	Washington Parish, Louisiana Washington Parish, Louisiana Washington Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Franklinton. In 2000, its population was 43,926....	44,750
Baton Rouge-Pierre Part, LA CSA	789,986	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	766,514	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is the most populous parish in the state...	429,073
				Livingston Parish, Louisiana Livingston Parish, Louisiana Livingston Parish Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026....	114,805
				Ascension Parish, Louisiana Ascension Parish, Louisiana Ascension Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the fastest growing parish in the state. Its population is 107,215 which is 39.9% greater than the 2000 census...	97,335
				Iberville Parish, Louisiana Iberville Parish, Louisiana Iberville Parish is a parish located south of Baton Rouge in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Plaquemine. The 2010 population of the parish was 33,387....	32,974
				Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced "Pwent Koo-Pay" and , is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Roads. As of 2000, the population was 22,763....	22,648
				West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana West Baton Rouge Parish is one of the sixty-four parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the smallest in total area. The parish seat is Port Allen and as of 2010, the population was 23,788. The parish has a highly-rated school system and is one of the few in Louisiana that has privatized...	22,463
				East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana East Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Clinton. In 2000, the population was 21,360.East Feliciana Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical...	20,922
				West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,111 people, 3,645 households, and 2,704 families residing in the parish. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 4,485 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile...	15,535
				St. Helena Parish, Louisiana St. Helena Parish, Louisiana St. Helena Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Greensburg. As of 2000, its population was 10,525.St. Helena Parish is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Baton Rouge–Pierre Part Combined Statistical Area.-History:For the past...	10,759
		Pierre Part, LA μSA	23,472	Assumption Parish, Louisiana Assumption Parish, Louisiana Assumption Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and was formed in 1807 as an original parish of the Louisiana Territory. Its parish seat is Napoleonville. In 2000, its population was 23,388. Assumption is one of the 22 Acadiana parishes. Its major product is sugarcane...	23,472
Lafayette-Acadiana, LA CSA	537,947	Lafayette, LA MSA	254,432	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lafayette. According to the 2010 Census, its population was recorded as 221,578....	203,091
		Lafayette, LA MSA	254,432	St. Martin Parish, Louisiana St. Martin Parish, Louisiana St. Martin Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Martinville. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,583.St...	51,341
		Opelousas-Eunice, LA μSA	91,528	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana St. Landry Parish, Louisiana St. Landry Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is at the heart of Acadian/Cajun culture and heritage in Louisiana. The parish seat is Opelousas. According to the 2010 census, the population of St. Landry Parish is 83,384.St...	91,528
		New Iberia, LA μSA	75,509	Iberia Parish, Louisiana Iberia Parish, Louisiana Iberia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Iberia. As of 2000, the population was 73,266.Iberia Parish is part of the New Iberia Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.Iberia, along with...	75,509
		Crowley, LA μSA	60,457	Acadia Parish, Louisiana Acadia Parish, Louisiana Acadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Crowley. According to the 2010 census, the population of Acadia Parish is 61,773. The parish was founded from parts of St...	60,457
		Abbeville, LA μSA	56,021	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Abbeville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 57,999....	56,021
Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA CSA	428,079	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	386,778	Caddo Parish, Louisiana Caddo Parish, Louisiana Caddo Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport; as of 2000, the population was 252,161...	253,118
				Bossier Parish, Louisiana Bossier Parish, Louisiana Bossier Parish is named for Pierre Bossier, a 19th-century Louisiana state senator and U.S. representative from Natchitoches Parish.Bossier Parish was spared fighting on its soil during the American Civil War...	107,270
				De Soto Parish, Louisiana De Soto Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 26,656 people, 9,691 households, and 6,967 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...	26,390
		Minden, LA μSA	41,301	Webster Parish, Louisiana Webster Parish, Louisiana Webster Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Minden. In 2010, its population was 41,207....	41,301
Lake Charles-Jennings, LA CSA	223,734	Lake Charles, LA MSA	192,316	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Calcasieu Parish[p] is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Charles. As of 2010, the parish population was 192,768...	184,524
		Lake Charles, LA MSA	192,316	Cameron Parish, Louisiana Cameron Parish, Louisiana Cameron Parish is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2010, the population was 6,839...	7,792
		Jennings, LA μSA	31,418	Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Jennings. As of 2000, its population was 31,435. Jefferson Davis Parish is named after the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis. It is located in southwestern...	31,418
primary census statistical area	202,902	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA	202,902	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Houma. Its population was 111,860...	109,348
primary census statistical area	202,902	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA	202,902	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, which consisted of the present parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne. The parish seat is Thibodaux...	93,554
Monroe-Bastrop, LA CSA	201,984	Monroe, LA MSA	172,223	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Ouachita Parish, Louisiana -National protected areas:* Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge* D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 147,250 people, 55,216 households, and 38,319 families residing in the parish. The population density was 241 people per square mile...	149,259
		Monroe, LA MSA	172,223	Union Parish, Louisiana Union Parish, Louisiana Union Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Farmerville....	22,964
		Bastrop, LA μSA	29,761	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana Morehouse Parish, Louisiana Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Bastrop. In 2000, the parish population was 31,021....	29,761
primary census statistical area	150,080	Alexandria, LA MSA	150,080	Rapides Parish, Louisiana Rapides Parish, Louisiana -Military Installations:Camp Beauregard Esler Airfield England Air Force Base Camp Claiborne *Camp Livingston -Demographics:...	130,201
primary census statistical area	150,080	Alexandria, LA MSA	150,080	Grant Parish, Louisiana Grant Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,698 people, 7,073 households, and 5,276 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 8,531 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...	19,879
primary census statistical area	113,137	Hammond, LA μSA	113,137	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137...	113,137
Fort Polk South-De Ridder, LA CSA	81,878	Fort Polk South, LA μSA	46,748	Vernon Parish, Louisiana Vernon Parish, Louisiana Vernon Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Leesville and as of 2000, the population was 52,531....	46,748
Fort Polk South-De Ridder, LA CSA	81,878	De Ridder, LA μSA	35,130	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Beauregard Parish [p] is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Beauregard Parish was formed on 1 January 1913. The parish seat is DeRidder. As of 2000, the population was 32,986. Beauregard Parish is part of the DeRidder Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Fort Polk...	35,130
primary census statistical area	57,059	Ruston, LA μSA	57,059	Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish, Louisiana Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Ruston. In 2004, its population was estimated to be 42,382...	41,857
primary census statistical area	57,059	Ruston, LA μSA	57,059	Jackson Parish, Louisiana Jackson Parish, Louisiana Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In 2010, its population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro...	15,202
primary census statistical area	51,867	Morgan City, LA μSA	51,867	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana St. Mary Parish, Louisiana St. Mary Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Franklin. As of 2000, the population was 53,500.The Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of St. Mary Parish.-Geography:...	51,867
primary census statistical area	38,719	Natchitoches, LA μSA	38,719	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Natchitoches Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community...	38,719
primary census statistical area	52,086 19,460	Natchez, MS-LA μSA	52,086 19,460	Adams County, Mississippi Adams County, Mississippi As of the census of 2000, there were 34,340 people, 13,677 households, and 9,409 families residing in the county. The population density was 75 people per square mile . There were 15,175 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile...	32,626
primary census statistical area	52,086 19,460	Natchez, MS-LA μSA	52,086 19,460	Concordia Parish, Louisiana Concordia Parish, Louisiana Concordia Parish borders the Mississippi River in eastern Louisiana. The parish seat is Vidalia. As of 2000, the population was 20,247. It is part of the Natchez, MS–LA Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Prehistory:...	19,460
primary census statistical area	12,328	Tallulah, LA μSA	12,328	Madison Parish, Louisiana Madison Parish, Louisiana -National protected areas:* Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge * Vicksburg National Military Park -Demographics:-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S...	12,328
none				Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Avoyelles is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Marksville. In 2000, its population was 41,481. The parish is named for the Avoyel Indian tribe.-History:...	42,663
				Evangeline Parish, Louisiana Evangeline Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 35,434 people, 12,736 households, and 9,157 families residing in the parish. The population density was 53 people per square mile . There were 14,258 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...	35,911
				Allen Parish, Louisiana Allen Parish, Louisiana Allen Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oberlin. As of the 2000 census, the population was 25,440. Allen Parish is in southwestern Louisiana, southwest of Alexandria....	25,447
				Sabine Parish, Louisiana Sabine Parish, Louisiana Sabine Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is Many. In 2010, the parish's population was 24,233....	23,934
				St. James Parish, Louisiana	21,721
				Richland Parish, Louisiana Richland Parish, Louisiana Richland Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Rayville. As of 2010, the population was 20,725.-History:...	20,554
				Franklin Parish, Louisiana Franklin Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,263 people, 7,754 households, and 5,706 families residing in the parish. The population density was 34 people per square mile . There were 8,623 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...	20,455
				Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Homer and as of 2000, the population is 16,851.-History:The parish is named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne....	16,210
				Winn Parish, Louisiana Winn Parish, Louisiana Winn Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Winnfield. In 2000, its population was 16,894.The parish has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....	15,835
				Bienville Parish, Louisiana Bienville Parish, Louisiana Bienville Parish is a parish located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Arcadia and as of the 2000 census, the population is 15,752....	15,168
				La Salle Parish, Louisiana La Salle Parish, Louisiana La Salle Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of 2000, the population was 14,282. The parish seat is Jena.-Geography:The parish has a total area of , of which is land and is water....	14,093
				West Carroll Parish, Louisiana West Carroll Parish, Louisiana West Carroll Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oak Grove and as of 2000, the population was 12,314.-History:...	11,732
				Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Caldwell Parish, Louisiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,560 people, 3,941 households, and 2,817 families residing in the parish. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 5,035 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...	10,615
				Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Catahoula Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Harrisonburg, located on the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern boundary of the parish. In 2000, the population of the parish was 10,920.-Prehistory:...	10,567
				Red River Parish, Louisiana Red River Parish, Louisiana Red River Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Coushatta. It was one of the newer parishes created in 1871 by the state legislature under Reconstruction...	9,438
				East Carroll Parish, Louisiana East Carroll Parish, Louisiana East Carroll Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Providence and as of 2010, the population was 7,759.-Law and government:In the 2004 presidential race, East Carroll gave the George W. Bush - Richard B...	8,699
				Tensas Parish, Louisiana Tensas Parish, Louisiana Tensas Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The seat of the parish is St. Joseph. In 2010, the population of Tensas Parish was 5,252; it is the least-populous of all sixty-four parishes....	6,138

Most statistical population areas in Louisiana are named for the major towns in the area, providing a connection to Louisiana roadmaps, which have those cities and towns labeled on the maps.

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