St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 264,570 in 2020, making it the fourth-most populous parish in Louisiana.[1] The parish seat is Covington.[2] The parish was founded in 1810.[3]
| St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Louisiana | |
 Louisiana's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | October 27, 1810 |
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| Seat | Covington |
| Largest City | Slidell |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,096 sq mi (2,838 km²) 845 sq mi (2,189 km²) 250 sq mi (648 km²), 22.9 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.stpgov.org | |
| Named for: Indian Chief Tamanend | |
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Media
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center in Covington
Madisonville's Tchefuncte River Lighthouse stands on the Saint Tammany northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. This lighthouse was built in 1837.
Round-trip trolley ticket on the St. Tammany and New Orleans Railways and Ferry Co., punched to be good on the transit line between Mandeville and Covington, Louisiana, for the date of December 30, 1915
Map of St. Tammany Parish, with municipal labels
Saint Tammany Hall (background) is the first building students pass on going through the main entrance to Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana.
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana".
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "St. Tammany Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Other websites
Coordinates: 30°24′N 89°58′W / 30.40°N 89.96°W
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