Hammond, Louisiana

Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
City
	The Hammond Oak, located in the 500 block of East Charles Street: The grave of founder Peter av Hammerdal (Peter Hammond) is under this tree, along with the graves of several family members and enslaved people.
	Location of Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
	Hammond Location in Louisiana Hammond Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 30°30′16″N 90°27′56″W / 30.50444°N 90.46556°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Tangipahoa
Settled	1818
Chartered	1889
Government
• Mayor	Peter Michael Panepinto (R) (reelected 2018)
Area
• Total	14.25 sq mi (36.92 km2)
• Land	14.25 sq mi (36.91 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	19,584
• Density	1,374.22/sq mi (530.59/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	70401, 70403
Area code	985
FIPS code	22-32755
Website	www.hammond.org

Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located 45 miles (72 km) east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 U.S. census, and 21,359 at the 2020 population estimates program.^[3]

Hammond is home to Southeastern Louisiana University. It is the principal city of the Hammond metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Tangipahoa Parish and is a part of the Baton Rouge-Hammond combined statistical area.^[4]

^ Hammond Historic District's home page Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 25 July 2017.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2010-2020". The United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
^ Van Leuven, Andrew J. (2023-08-04). "Recent Changes to U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas". Andrew J. Van Leuven, Ph.D. Retrieved 2024-01-11.