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Jefferson is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on the East Bank of the Mississippi River. Jefferson is part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 11,843. The area was well-known as Jefferson Heights. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Location in the state of Louisiana Formed Seat Gretna Area - Total - Water 1,664 km² (642 mi²) 870 km² (336 mi²) 52. ...
This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
This information is from before Hurricane Katrina devastated the area. ...
A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Geography Jefferson is located at 29°57'51" North, 90°9'26" West (29.964132, -90.157170)GR1. Image File history File links LAMap-doton-Jefferson. ...
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²). 7.1 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.11% water. The western part of Jefferson's Census area was lost to Elmwood during the 2000 Census. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...
A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Elmwood is a census-designated place located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. ...
The United States 2000 Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 11,843 people, 5,400 households, and 2,878 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1,656.7/km² (4,294.0/mi²). There are 5,816 housing units at an average density of 813.6/km² (2,108.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 71.85% White, 23.47% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 5.07% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 5,400 households out of which 22.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% are married couples living together, 15.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% are non-families. 39.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.11 and the average family size is 2.83. Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the CDP the population is spread out with 18.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $32,106, and the median income for a family is $40,408. Males have a median income of $32,256 versus $26,673 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $19,245. 14.5% of the population and 10.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
History Jefferson is home to a Civil War monument, Camp Parapet, located near the American Legion Post 267. The remaining structure is the powder magazine of the small Confederate outpost along the Mississippi River. The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the...
Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May...
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