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Welcome, Louisiana

Welcome, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 30°03′34″N 90°52′06″W / 30.05944°N 90.86833°W / 30.05944; -90.86833
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	St. James
Area ^[1]
• Total	5.12 sq mi (13.27 km²)
• Land	4.54 sq mi (11.75 km²)
• Water	0.58 sq mi (1.52 km²)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	672
• Density	148.08/sq mi (57.17/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	225
GNIS feature ID	1628458^[2]

Welcome is an unincorporated community and census-designated placeinSt. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 18 on the west bank of the Mississippi River.

Geography

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Welcome is located at 30°03′34″N 90°52′06″W / 30.0593673°N 90.8684290°W / 30.0593673; -90.8684290.^[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 5.123 square miles (13.27 km²); 4.538 square miles (11.75 km²) of its area is land, and 0.585 square miles (1.52 km²) is water.^[3]

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Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	800	—
2020	672	−16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

It first appeared in the 2010 census with a population of 800.^[3]

**Welcome CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[5]	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	32	27	4.00%	4.02%
Black or African American alone (NH)	755	629	94.38%	93.60%
Native AmericanorAlaska Native alone (NH)	7	1	0.88%	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	6	8	0.75%	1.19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	7	0.00%	1.04%
Total	800	672	100.00%	100.00%

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Percy A. Pierre, American electrical engineer and mathematician, was born in Welcome; he served as assistant secretary for research and regulation in the United States Department of the Army.^[7]^[8]

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^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Convent
Towns	Gramercy Lutcher
CDPs	Convent Grand Point Hester Lemannville‡ Moonshine North Vacherie Paulina Romeville St. James South Vacherie Union Welcome
Unincorporated community	Vacherie
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes
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