Amite City, Louisiana | |
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Town of Amite City | |
![]() Blythewood Plantation House | |
![]() Location of Amite City in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 30°43′43″N 90°30′31″W / 30.72861°N 90.50861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Tangipahoa |
Incorporated | March 7, 1861 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Walter Daniels III |
Area | |
• Total | 3.89 sq mi (10.08 km2) |
• Land | 3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,005 |
• Density | 1,033.02/sq mi (398.83/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 70422 |
Area code | 985 |
FIPS code | 22-01885 |
Website | www |
Amite City (/eɪˈmiːt/ ay-MEET or /eɪˈmɪt/ ay-MIT; commonly just Amite) is a town in and the seat of Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana, United States.[2] The population was 4,141 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.