Bridge City, Louisiana
Bridge City, Louisiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
CDT) | |
ZIP Code | 70094 |
Area code | 504 |
FIPS code | 22-09480 |
Bridge City is an
The Bridge City CDP population was 7,706 at the
Geography
Bridge City is located on the east side of
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Bridge City CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) are land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), or 20.30%, are water.[5] Bridge City is the home of the Avondale Shipyard.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 7,706 | — | |
2020 | 7,219 | −6.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
Race | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic)
|
1,982 | 27.46% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
3,128 | 43.33% |
Native American
|
32 | 0.44% |
Asian
|
180 | 2.49% |
Pacific Islander
|
2 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed
|
219 | 3.03% |
Latino
|
1,676 | 23.22% |
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 6,602 people lived in the CDP, down from 7,706 at the 2010 United States census.[3][2] In 2020, its population rebounded to 7,219.[4] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 46.8% African American, 32.6% non-Hispanic white, 0.1% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 7.9% some other race, 1.7% two or more races, and 15.9% Hispanic and Latino American of any race. The median household income was $31,711 and 26.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. By the time of the 2020 census,[7] its racial and ethnic makeup was 43.33% Black or African American, 27.46% non-Hispanic white, 0.44% Native American, 2.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.03% multiracial or of some other race, and 23.22% Hispanic and Latino American of any race; state and nationwide, this has reflected the demographic shift in American racial and ethnic identity as the U.S. began to experience non-Hispanic white demographic decline.[8][9]
Festival
Bridge City is host to Louisiana's annual Gumbo Festival.
Government and infrastructure
Bridge City is an unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish. Bridge City comes under the Jefferson Parish government. Bridge City is in the Third District Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The Bridge City Fire Department is District 70. The Bridge City Center for Youth, a juvenile correctional facility for boys operated by the Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, is in Bridge City.[10]
Education
The area's public schools are operated by the
Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:
In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.[17]
Previously areas were zoned to Mildred S. Harris Elementary School (formerly Bridge City Elementary School) in Bridge City.[18] The school was given its last name, after the founding principal of the school, in 2012. Members of the family of the founding principal and former student Nedra Cassard had campaigned to have the school renamed, and the district voted in favor of renaming. The school was founded in 1952.[19] It closed in 2023.[20] There was an unsuccessful community campaign to try to salvage the school.[21]
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School (formerly Westwego Elementary School) in Westwego and Catherine Strehle Elementary School in Avondale formerly served portions of Bridge City.[18] In the early 2010s Henry Ford Middle School had Bridge City CDP in its boundary.[22]
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Geography Profile: Bridge City CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "QuickFacts: Bridge City CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Bridge City CDP, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth". BBC News. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Frey, William H. (July 1, 2020). "The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data". Brookings. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Bridge City Center for Youth." Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on June 30, 2010.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 2, 2024. - Text list
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to the school attendance zone maps.
- The Times Picayune. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Elementary School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Middle School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ "Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- ^ a b "Elementary School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
- The Times-Picayune. March 21, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.
- The Times Picayune. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bridge City parents, community members rally to save Mildred Harris Elementary from closing". Fox 8 Louisiana. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Middle School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.