Jefferson Parish

Also known as Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson Parish, LA

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Founded: February 11, 1825
Named after: Thomas Jefferson
Seat: Gretna
Largest community: Metairie
Total: 665 sq mi (1,720 km )
Land: 296 sq mi (770 km )
Water: 370 sq mi (960 km ) 56%
Estimate 2025: 431,398
Density: 660/sq mi (250/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area code: 504,985
Congressional districts: 1st , 2nd , 6th
Website: www .jeffparish .net

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Wikidata facts

Named after: Thomas Jefferson
Country: United States
Located in: Louisiana
Contains: Gretna
Capital: Gretna
Population: 440781
Area: 1663
Body of water: Gulf of Mexico
Shares border with: St. John the Baptist Parish
Official website: www.gcr1.com/jp2/jp-enter.htm
Image: GretnaCourthouseNov231.jpg
Households: 170398

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category of associated people: Category:People from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Commons category: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
topic's main category: Category:Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
category for people born here: Category:Births in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
inception: 1825-00-00
water as percent of area: 56
native label: Jefferson Parish
per capita income: 32939

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Encyclopedic overview

Jefferson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jefferson) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 440,781. Its parish seat is Gretna, its largest community is Metairie, and its largest incorporated city is Kenner. Jefferson Parish is included in the Greater New Orleans area.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jefferson Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.