City profile · Small Town
La Plata, Maryland
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads La Plata, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Jeannine E. James
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Population
- 6,551
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcetownoflaplata.org/m/directory/employee?eid=14 ↗
- Official leadership pagetownoflaplata.org/m/directory/employee?eid=14 ↗
- City websitetownoflaplata.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Jeannine E. James CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added Oct 9, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
- Michael Sprague FormerMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
- Oct 9, 2026 · Accepted by reviewerMichael Sprague replaced by Jeannine E. James, Mayor (Ceremonial)Source: townoflaplata.org/m/directory/employee?eid=14 ↗
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 6,551
- Median household income
- $117,065
- Median age
- 42
- Land area
- 7.98 sq mi
- Population density
- 820.9 per sq mi
- County
- Charles County
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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