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 (245 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 image is recorded as GretnaCourthouseNov231.jpg^[8].
• Jefferson Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[9].
• Jefferson Parish's capital is recorded as Gretna^[10].
• Jefferson Parish's flag image is recorded as Flag of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.svg^[11].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Tammany Parish^[12].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Orleans Parish^[13].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Plaquemines Parish^[14].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Tangipahoa Parish^[15].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as Lafourche Parish^[16].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. Charles Parish^[17].
• Jefferson Parish's shares border with is recorded as St. John the Baptist Parish^[18].
• Thomas Jefferson is named after Jefferson Parish^[19].
• Jefferson Parish's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gretna^[20].
• Jefferson Parish's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404404424^[21].
• Jefferson Parish's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 129003708^[22].
• Jefferson Parish's locator map image is recorded as Map of Louisiana highlighting Jefferson Parish.svg^[23].
• Jefferson Parish's locator map image is recorded as Map of Jefferson Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG^[24].
• Jefferson Parish's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80080253^[25].
• Jefferson Parish's Commons category is recorded as Jefferson Parish, Louisiana^[26].
• Jefferson Parish's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1836614^[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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1663'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+432552'}^[33], {'amount': '+432726'}^[34], {'amount': '+433848'}^[35], {'amount': '+434123'}^[36], {'amount': '+434767'}^[37], and {'amount': '+436275'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Jefferson Parish's instance of is recorded as parish of Louisiana^[9].

History and Context

+1825-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jefferson Parish^[39]. Thomas Jefferson is named after it^[19].

Why It Matters

Jefferson Parish ranks in the top 3% of parish_of_louisiana entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]