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Kenner
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suburb city of New Orleans, located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Parish
- Jefferson
- Founded
- March 2, 1855 ; 171 years ago ( 1855-03-02 )
- Incorporated
- 1867 ; 159 years ago ( 1867 )
- Reincorporated
- April 1, 1873 ; 153 years ago ( 1873-04-01 )
- Mayor
- Michael J. Glaser (R)
- Total
- 15.11 sq mi (39.14 km )
- Land
- 14.89 sq mi (38.56 km )
- Water
- 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km ) 00.7%
- Elevation
- −7 ft (−2.1 m)
- Rank
- JE : 1st, LA : 6th
- Density
- 4,462.9/sq mi (1,723.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 22-39475
- Website
- kenner.la.us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenner is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the most populous city in Jefferson Parish, and is the largest incorporated suburb of New Orleans. The population was 66,448 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth-most populous city in Louisiana.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kenner” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.