Jefferson Parish

Summary

Jefferson Parish is a parish of Louisiana^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of parish_of_louisiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jefferson Parish was a member of Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission^[3].
• Jefferson Parish is located in Louisiana^[4].
• Jefferson Parish is in the country of United States^[5].
• Jefferson Parish is on the body of water Lake Pontchartrain^[6].
• Jefferson Parish is on the body of water Gulf of Mexico^[7].
• Jefferson Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[8].
• Jefferson Parish's capital is recorded as Gretna^[9].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Tammany Parish^[10].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Orleans Parish^[11].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Plaquemines Parish^[12].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Tangipahoa Parish^[13].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Lafourche Parish^[14].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Charles Parish^[15].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. John the Baptist Parish^[16].
• Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson Parish^[17].
• Jefferson Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gretna^[18].
• Jefferson Parish's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson Parish, Louisiana^[19].
• 1825 marks the founding of Jefferson Parish^[20].
• Jefferson Parish's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 29.733333333333, 'longitude': -90.1}^[21].
• Jefferson Parish's official website is recorded as http://www.jeffparish.net^[22].
• Jefferson Parish's official website is recorded as https://www.jeffparish.gov/^[23].
• Jefferson Parish's official website is recorded as http://www.gcr1.com/jp2/jp-enter.htm^[24].
• Jefferson Parish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jefferson Parish, Louisiana^[25].
• Jefferson Parish has a population of {'amount': '+432552'}^[26].
• Jefferson Parish has a population of {'amount': '+432726'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Jefferson Parish is in the country of United States^[5]. It is located in Louisiana^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Lake Pontchartrain^[6], a lake^[28], in United States^[29] and Gulf of Mexico^[7], a gulf^[30], in Mexico^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Jefferson Parish covers an area of {'amount': '+1663'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+432552'}^[26], {'amount': '+432726'}^[27], {'amount': '+433848'}^[33], {'amount': '+434123'}^[34], {'amount': '+434767'}^[35], and {'amount': '+436275'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Jefferson Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[8].

History and Context

1825 marks the founding of Jefferson Parish^[20]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it^[17].

Why It Matters

Jefferson Parish ranks in the top 3% of parish_of_louisiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,195 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]