Orleans Parish

Summary

Orleans Parish is a parish of Louisiana^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of parish_of_louisiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orleans Parish is located in Louisiana^[3].
• Orleans Parish is in the country of United States^[4].
• Orleans Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].
• Orleans Parish's capital is recorded as New Orleans^[6].
• Orleans Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Tammany Parish^[7].
• Orleans Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Bernard Parish^[8].
• Orleans Parish's shares border with is recorded as Plaquemines Parish^[9].
• Orleans Parish's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson Parish^[10].
• Orleans Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as New Orleans^[11].
• Orleans Parish's Commons category is recorded as Orleans Parish, Louisiana^[12].
• Orleans Parish's said to be the same as is recorded as New Orleans^[13].
• April 14, 1807 marks the founding of Orleans Parish^[14].
• Orleans Parish's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.96666667, 'lon': -90.05}^[15].
• Orleans Parish's official website is recorded as https://nola.gov/next/home/^[16].
• Orleans Parish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orleans Parish, Louisiana^[17].
• Orleans Parish has a population of {'amount': '+389617'}^[18].
• Orleans Parish has a population of {'amount': '+383997'}^[19].
• Orleans Parish has a population of {'amount': '+343829'}^[20].
• Orleans Parish's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Orleans Parish, Louisiana^[21].
• Orleans Parish's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Orleans Parish, Louisiana^[22].
• Orleans Parish's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+154826'}^[23].
• Orleans Parish's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orleans Parish'}^[24].
• Orleans Parish's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "paroisse d'Orléans"}^[25].
• Orleans Parish's different from is recorded as Orleans County^[26].
• Orleans Parish's different from is recorded as Orleans County^[27].

Body

Geography

Orleans Parish is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Louisiana^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Orleans Parish covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+907'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+389617'}^[18], {'amount': '+383997'}^[19], and {'amount': '+343829'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Orleans Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[5].

History and Context

April 14, 1807 marks the founding of Orleans Parish^[14].

Why It Matters

Orleans Parish ranks in the top 2% of parish_of_louisiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]