Jean Lafitte

Also known as Jean Lafitte, Louisiana

human settlement in Louisiana, United States of America

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Place details

Locality: Jean Lafitte
Region: Louisiana
Country: United States
Population: 1,972
Timezone: America/Chicago

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Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Jefferson
Named after: Jean Lafitte
Mayor: Timothy P. Kerner Jr. (R)
Total: 6.21 sq mi (16.09 km )
Land: 5.85 sq mi (15.15 km )
Water: 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km )
Elevation: 3 ft (0.91 m)
Rank: JE : 5th
Density: 340/sq mi (132/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-38092
Website: www .townofjeanlafitte .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Jean Lafitte
Population: 1903
Area: 6.22
Elevation: 3
Official website: www.townofjeanlafitte.com
Image: Intracoastal Waterway at Bayou Barataria.jpg
Households: 656
Dialing code: 504

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Commons category: Jean Lafitte, Louisiana
per capita income: 29209

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Jean Lafitte (/dʒiːn ləˈfiːt/ JEEN lə-FEET) is a town on Bayou Barataria in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in Jefferson Parish, it is named after the privateer Jean Lafitte. The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

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