This dataset depicts the expansion of the Baton Rouge city limits from 1817 to the present. All individual annexations since 1949 are depicted as well as select snapshots of the city boundary dating back to the original incorporation of the city of Baton Rouge.
This dataset has the following 11 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORDINANCE NO | ordinance_no | text | The unique number assigned to each adopted ordinance by the governing body. | 2215 1585 2042 3068 8278 view top 100 |
| ORDINANCE DATE | ordinance_date | calendar_date | The date that the ordinance was adopted. | 1976-12-22T00:00:00.000 1981-03-11T00:00:00.000 1975-03-12T00:00:00.000 1979-10-24T00:00:00.000 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| ANNEXATION YEAR | year_annexed | number | The year that the annexation occurred. | 1976 1975 2014 1973 1972 view top 100 |
| DESCRIPTION | description | text | A brief description about the property that was annexed. | Nelson Property Fountain Place_Forest Heights Drusilla Place Corporate Square Interstate 12_Sherwood Forest view top 100 |
| ANNEXED AREA ACRES | annexed_area_ac | number | The area in acres of the actual annexation. | 13.70 9.06 993.76 6.14 1474.00 view top 100 |
| ANNEXED AREA SQ MI | annexed_area_sqmi | number | The area in square miles of the actual annexation. | 0.02141 0.54869 0.02855 0.07387 1.26288 view top 100 |
| CUMULATIVE ANNEX ACRES | annexed_area_cuml_ac | number | A cumulative count of all area annexed, in acres, since the inception of City-Parish government in 1949. | 6670.11 6940.02 34153.44 1899.40 36080.75 view top 100 |
| CUMULATIVE ANNEX SQ MI | annexed_area_cuml_sqmi | number | A cumulative count of all area annexed, in square miles, since the inception of City-Parish government in 1949. | 10.73640 17.27715 2.90030 11.80604 2.97618 view top 100 |
| CUMULATIVE CITY AREA ACRES | city_area_cuml_ac | number | A cumulative count of all area annexed, in acres, of the City of Baton Rouge since its founding in 1817. | 56264.13 20381.58 31242.38 31935.53 25742.04 view top 100 |
| CUMULATIVE CITY AREA SQ MI | city_area_cuml_sqmi | number | A cumulative count of all area annexed, in square miles, of the City of Baton Rouge since its founding in 1817. | 84.90400 31.80950 4.98231 43.29697 59.83527 view top 100 |
| ANNEXATION TYPE | annexation_type | text | Either an annexation or deannexation. | ANNEXATION DEANNEXATION view top 100 |