1827Culture
== History ==
Much of the land which the city now occupies was part of a 160-acre (65 ha) farm owned by Darel Zachary (1827-1907).
1885Military
Zachary's first post office was opened in 1885, and it was incorporated as a city on August 2, 1889, with Thomas Edward McHugh as its first mayor.
1898Disaster
The "historic village" at the center of the city is composed of buildings which either survived the fire, or were built shortly after it, the oldest (excluding the depot) being ...
1903Disaster
A fire devastated the city in 1903, supposedly caused by a greengrocer trying to flame-ripen his bananas.
1914Infrastructure
The first census was carried out in 1914 and reported just 419 residents.
1939Architecture
In 1939 the library initially opened in the former town hall, and it subsequently moved to a former post office; a third building; and in 1966, in a structure attached to the Lo...
1966Government
In 1966 Zachary became the first city in Louisiana since the Reconstruction Era to elect a Republican as mayor, Jack Louis Breaux.
2000History
At the 2000 United States census, there were 11,275 people, 3,836 households, and 3,064 families residing in the city.
2002Architecture
The groundbreaking for that building, designed by Cockfield - Jackson Architects, was held in December 2002.
2003Education
The Zachary Community School System separated from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in 2003.
2004Architecture
The current library opened on May 4, 2004, in a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) structure on land purchased by the EBR library system in 2001.
2019History
At the 2019 American Community Survey, 17,283 people lived in the city.
2020History
=== Climate ===
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,316 people, 5,790 households, and 4,267 families residing in the c...