Jefferson Parish | |
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![]() City Hall in Gretna | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
![]() Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 29°44′N 90°06′W / 29.73°N 90.1°W | |
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Founded | February 11, 1825 |
Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
Seat | Gretna |
Largest community | Metairie |
Area | |
• Total | 665 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
• Land | 296 sq mi (770 km2) |
• Water | 370 sq mi (1,000 km2) 56% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 440,781 |
• Density | 1,489/sq mi (575/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 504,985 |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd, 6th |
Website | www |
Jefferson Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Most of the suburbs of New Orleans are in this parish. Because of this Jefferson parish has the second-most population in the state.
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