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Louisiana Parishes
Louisiana is divided into sixty-four parishes. On March 31, 1807, the territorial legislature divided the state into 19 parishes, without getting rid of the old counties (which continued to exist until 1845). In 1811, a constitutional convention organized the state into seven judicial districts, each consisting of groups of parishes. In 1816, the first official map of the state used the term, as did the 1845 constitution. Since then, the official term has been parishes.Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Orleans Parish Education, Geography, and History
Orleans Parish is a parish located in southeast Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 US Census. Orleans Parish was created on 1807. The parish seat is New Orleans. The parish is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723.
The New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502
Etymology - Origin of Orleans Parish Name
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. The parish is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.
Demographics:
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Orleans County History
Orleans Parish was created on 1807, as an Original Parish and the parish was named in honor of city of New Orleans is named after the Duke of Orleans, the regent of France. The Parish seat is New Orleans. New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.
Geography: Land and Water
New Orleans is located on the banks of the Mississippi River, approximately 105 miles
(169 km) upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. As reported by the Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 350 square miles (910 km2), of
which 169 square miles (440 km2) is land and 181 square miles (470 km2)
(52%) is water.
Orleans Parish is located in southeast Louisiana. This parish is located
in the Mississippi River Delta. Lake Pontchartrain is in this parish.
The Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, the New Orleans Jazz
National Historical Park and part of the Jean Lafitte National
Historical Park and Preserve are located in Orleans Parish. This parish
is the smallest parish by land area in Louisiana.
Neighboring Parishes
Bordering parishes and counties are as follows:
- North: Lake Pontchartrain
- Northeast: St. Tammany Parish
- East: Lake Borgne
- South: St. Bernard Parish; Plaquemines Parish
- West: Jefferson Parish
Education
Colleges and universities
Tulane University, a major research university founded in 1834.
Loyola University New Orleans, a Jesuit university founded in 1912.
University of New Orleans, a large public research university in the city.
Xavier University of Louisiana, the only historically black Catholic university in the United States.
Southern University at New Orleans, an historically black university in the Southern University System.
Dillard University, a private, historically black liberal arts college founded in 1869.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Our Lady of Holy Cross College, a Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1916.
Notre Dame Seminary
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Delgado Community College, founded in 1921.
William Carey College School of Nursing
Herzing College
New Orleans Culinary InstitutePrimary and secondary schools
New Orleans Public Schools (NOPS) is the name given to the city's public school system.
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