St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
St. Bernard Parish (French: [Paroisse de Saint-Bernard] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Spanish: Parroquia de San Bernardo) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,764.[1] The parish seat and largest community is Chalmette.[2] The parish was formed in 1807.[3]
| St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | |
| Seal of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | |
| Map | |
| Map of Louisiana highlighting St. Bernard Parish Location in the state of Louisiana | |
| Map of the USA highlighting Louisiana Louisiana's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 31, 1807 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Chalmette |
| Largest City | Chalmette |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,155 sq mi (5,582 km²) 378 sq mi (978 km²) 1,778 sq mi (4,604 km²), 82.5 |
| Population - Density |
|
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.sbpg.net | |
| Named for: Bernardo de Galvez | |
| County flag | Flag of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 2,158 square miles (5,590 km2), of which 378 square miles (980 km2) is land and 1,781 square miles (4,610 km2) (83%) is water.[4] It is the second largest parish in Louisiana by total area and has the largest percentage of area in water of any parish.
Bodies of water
- Lake Borgne (north)
- Mississippi River (southwest)
- Gulf of Mexico (east)
State park
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Media
- KenilworthLAPlantationHouseFront.JPG
Kenilworth Plantation House (originally Bienvenu) in St. Bernard's Terre aux Boeufs dates back to the 1750s.
- 1927 flood Caernarvon levee dynamite St. Bernard Parish.png
An Army Corps Photo of the levee at Caernarvon being dynamited during the floods of 1927.
- StBernardInvoluntaryDemolishCloseupJudgePerez.jpg
"Involuntary Demolition" notice, posted on buildings in St. Bernard Parish when there has been no significant effort to gut, secure, or repair the building over a year after Hurricane Katrina.
- Map of St. Bernard Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG
Map of St. Bernard Parish with municipal labels
- Historic Places St. Bernard.jpg
Historic place names in St. Bernard Parish
- Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center Ballroom and Auditorium Chalmette LA 2010.jpg
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
Other websites
- Official website of the St. Bernard's Parish Government
- Official website of the St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission
- St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce
- The Isleños of St. Bernard Parish
- H.O.P.E. Project of Violet, Louisiana Archived 2009-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Post-Katrina cleanup and volunteer efforts Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Hurricane Katrina Journal by Samantha Perez of St. Bernard Parish
- St Bernard Health Statistics, History, and Vital Information Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Chalmation.net Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine St. Bernard Internet Portal
Coordinates: 29°53′N 89°21′W / 29.89°N 89.35°W
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
