Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 United States Census. It has been called the'jambalaya capital of the world'and is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival. Gonzales is part of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge metropolitan area.

Geography
Gonzales is located at (30.227128, -90.919771).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.

Demographics
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Gonzales is a city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 United States Census. It has been called the'jambalaya capital of the world'and is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival. Gonzales is part of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge metropolitan area.

Geography
Gonzales is located at (30.227128, -90.919771).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.8 km²), of which, 8.4 square miles (21.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.71%) is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,156 people, 2,966 households, and 2,156 families residing in the city. The population density was 974.2 people per square mile (376.2/km²). There were 3,332 housing units at an average density of 398.0/sq mi (153.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.40% White (U.S. Census), 31.25% African American (U.S. Census), 0.22% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.61% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.01% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 1.64% from Race (United States Census), and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 3.62% of the population.

There were 2,966 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were Marriage living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18.