Gretna, Louisiana
Gretna is the second-largest city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.[4][5] Gretna is on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, 17,814 people lived there.[3]
| City of Gretna | |
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| Coordinates: 29°54′59″N 90°03′15″W / 29.91639°N 90.05417°WCoordinates: 29°54′59″N 90°03′15″W / 29.91639°N 90.05417°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Belinda Cambre Constant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.50 sq mi (11.64 km2) |
| • Land | 4.04 sq mi (10.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,814 |
| • Density | 4,413.78/sq mi (1,704.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 70053, 70056 |
| FIPS code | 22-31915 |
| Website | www |
History
Gretna was created in 1836.[6] It was called Mechanicsham.
Geography
Gretna is at 29°54′59″N 90°3′15″W / 29.91639°N 90.05417°W (29.916459, -90.054260)[7] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0 m)[1] behind the levee along the Mississippi River.
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.6 km2). Of that, 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.2 km2) (10.2%) is water.
People
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 717 | ||
| 1880 | 2,396 | ||
| 1890 | 3,332 | 39.1% | |
| 1920 | 7,197 | ||
| 1930 | 9,584 | 33.2% | |
| 1940 | 10,879 | 13.5% | |
| 1950 | 13,813 | 27.0% | |
| 1960 | 21,967 | 59.0% | |
| 1970 | 24,875 | 13.2% | |
| 1980 | 20,615 | −17.1% | |
| 1990 | 17,208 | −16.5% | |
| 2000 | 17,423 | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | 17,736 | 1.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Gretna, Louisiana Media
- GretnaLevee.jpg
High water along the Mississippi River levee at Gretna, 2005
- GretnaJuly08PostOffice.jpg
Gretna, Louisiana. Post Office.
Gretna, Louisiana police station Photo by Infrogmation, November 2005
References
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "Gretna, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), City Data, 2007, webpage: C-Gretna.
- ↑ "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage: C2000-LA.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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