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Jefferson Davis Parish
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parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Founded
- January 1, 1913
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis
- Seat
- Jennings
- Largest city
- Jennings
- Total
- 659 sq mi (1,710 km )
- Land
- 651 sq mi (1,690 km )
- Water
- 7.2 sq mi (19 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 31,471
- Density
- 49.5/sq mi (19.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Jefferson Davis
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Louisiana
- Capital
- Jennings
- Population
- 32250
- Area
- 1706
- Elevation
- 23
- Shares border with
- Beauregard Parish
- Official website
- jeffdavis.org
- Image
- EltonUMCWM.JPG
- Households
- 11565
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- Commons category
- Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- inception
- 1912-00-00
- ICAO airport code
- K3R7
- different from
- Jefferson Davis County
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- per capita income
- 25821
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,250. The parish seat is Jennings. Jefferson Davis Parish is named after the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Jefferson Davis. It is located in southwestern Louisiana and forms a part of the Acadiana region.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jefferson Davis Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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