Metairie, Louisiana
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Metairie (/ˈmɛtəri/ MET-ər-ee) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. With a population of 143,507 in 2020,[2] Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish and was (as of 2010) the fifth-largest CDP in the United States.[3] It is an unincorporated area that (as of 2020) would have been Louisiana's fourth-largest city behind Shreveport if incorporated.[4][5]
Etymology
Métairie (French:
History
In the 1720s French settlers became the first Europeans to settle Metairie in the area known then as Tchoupitoulas and now as Metairie Ridge, a natural levee formed by an ancient branch of the Mississippi River,
The 1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane, with winds of 125 mph (201 km/h), directly hit Metairie. Much of the community was under 6 feet (1.8 m) of water.[9]
In 1989, a Metairie district elected
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused a new migration from Orleans Parish, because housing was needed to replace what had been destroyed in the flooding of the city.[citation needed] It has been a racially neutral migration, with equal numbers of black and white residents moving to Jefferson Parish.[citation needed] The 2010 census showed that Metairie has increasingly become more diverse.[citation needed]
Veterans Boulevard was laid out alongside a drainage
Geography
Metairie is located in eastern
Climate
The climate of Metairie has been classified as humid subtropical. Like the city of New Orleans, it has short, generally mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average precipitation is 62.5 in (1,590 mm) annually; the summer months are the wettest, while October is the driest month.[14] Precipitation in winter usually accompanies the passing of a cold front. On average, there are 77 days of 90 °F (32 °C) or greater highs, 8.1 days per winter where the high does not exceed 50 °F (10 °C), and 8.0 nights with freezing lows annually. It is rare for the temperature to reach 20 or 100 °F (−6.7 or 37.8 °C), with the last occurrence of each being February 5, 1996, and June 26, 2016, respectively.[14]
Climate data for Metairie, Louisiana | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
85 (29) |
88 (31) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
101 (38) |
103 (39) |
101 (38) |
97 (36) |
87 (31) |
84 (29) |
103 (39) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
66 (19) |
73 (23) |
79 (26) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
92 (33) |
92 (33) |
88 (31) |
81 (27) |
72 (22) |
65 (18) |
79 (26) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 45 (7) |
48 (9) |
55 (13) |
60 (16) |
68 (20) |
73 (23) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
72 (22) |
62 (17) |
54 (12) |
48 (9) |
61 (16) |
Record low °F (°C) | 16 (−9) |
20 (−7) |
28 (−2) |
37 (3) |
51 (11) |
54 (12) |
64 (18) |
64 (18) |
— | — | — | — | 16 (−9) |
[citation needed] |
Tallest buildings
Three Lakeway Center stands at 403 ft (123 m).
Rank | Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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1 | Three Lakeway Center | 403 (123) | 34 | 1987 | Tallest building in Louisiana outside of New Orleans and Baton Rouge.[15][16] |
2 | The Galleria | 269 (82) | 21 | 1986 | [17][18] |
3 | Two Lakeway Center | 259 (79) | 19 | 1983 | [19][20] |
4 | Heritage Plaza | 245 (75) | 18 | 1983 | [21][22] |
5 | Executive Tower One | 204 (62) | 14 | 1972 | [23][24][25] |
6 | One Lakeway Center | 193 (59) | 14 | 1982 | [26][27] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1970 | 136,477 | — | |
1980 | 164,160 | 20.3% | |
1990 | 149,428 | −9.0% | |
2000 | 146,136 | −2.2% | |
2010 | 138,481 | −5.2% | |
2020 | 143,507 | 3.6% | |
source:[3][28][1] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2000[29] | Pop 2010[30] | Pop 2020[31] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH)
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119,535 | 100,280 | 89,070 | 81.80% | 72.41% | 62.07% |
Black or African American alone (NH)
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9,860 | 14,020 | 15,827 | 6.75% | 10.12% | 11.03% |
Alaska Native alone (NH)
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336 | 294 | 247 | 0.23% | 0.21% | 0.17% |
Asian alone (NH) | 4,002 | 4,458 | 5,474 | 2.74% | 3.22% | 3.81% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 31 | 39 | 24 | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 129 | 372 | 817 | 0.09% | 0.27% | 0.57% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,648 | 1,571 | 4,604 | 1.13% | 1.13% | 3.21% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10,595 | 17,447 | 27,444 | 7.25% | 12.60% | 19.12% |
Total | 146,136 | 138,481 | 143,507 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to the 2019 American Community Survey, there were 130,427 people living in the census-designated place.[32] At the 2010 United States census,[33] there were 138,481 people living in Metairie.[3] The 2020 census reported 143,507 people living in the CDP. As of 2019, population density was 5,607.7 people per square mile, with a median age of 40.6.
At the 2019 American Community Survey, the racial and ethnic makeup was 69%
Among the population of Metairie, 52% were female in 2019. There were 56,421 households with an average of 2.63 persons per household. An estimated 52% of households were married couples living together, 23% non-family, 18% female householder with no male present, and 7% male householder with no female present. Approximately 61,354 housing units were in the community, and 92% were occupied; 59% of housing units were owner-occupied, and 64% of housing units were single unit structures. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $246,600, and the median household income was $60,404. Residents had a per capita income of $35,007 at the 2019 American Community Survey.[32]
Religion
In Metairie, 54.1% of residents identified with some religion as of 2019. Due to Spanish and French colonial influence, Metairie and the surrounding area have an overwhelmingly Catholic populace. Approximately 34.6% identify with the Catholic Church, served by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans; 5.9% were Baptist, 3.1% Pentecostal, 1.4% Methodist, 0.6% Lutheran, 0.6% Latter-Day Saints, 0.5% Anglican, and 0.5% from another Christian group including the Metropolitan Community Church among others.[36]
Approximately 0.7% were Muslims and 0.4% identified with an Eastern religion such as Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism;[36] 0.6% of the community claimed affiliation with Judaism.[36] Metairie is home to Congregation Gates of Prayer, a Reform synagogue, and beside it is Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Orthodox congregation in the New Orleans metro area. Beth Israel constructed its new building in Metairie in 2012, several years after its building in Lakeview, New Orleans was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.[37]
Economy
Metarie has the headquarters of Rawbar Inc., which operates Acme Oyster House, a restaurant chain.[38]
Arts and culture
Public libraries
Jefferson Parish Library operates public libraries.[39] The East Bank Regional Library, which houses the library system's headquarters, is in Metairie.[40] Other public libraries in Metairie include the Lakeshore Library,[41] the Old Metairie Library,[42] and the Wagner Library.[43]
Sports
Metairie was home to the
The training facilities of
Boxing cards have been held in the
Beginning in 2020, the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby will play their homes games in Metairie at the Gold Mine on Airline.
Parks and recreation
Jefferson Parish has created many parks in Metairie. Many of these playgrounds have organized sports leagues such as football, baseball, and basketball. Some of them also have other programs, such as low-cost piano lessons. The parks in Metairie are:
- Cleary Playground
- Delta Playground
- Doe Playground
- Girard Playground
- Jim O'Ryan Playground
- Johnny Bright Playground
- Lafreniere Park
- Lakeshore Playground
- LaSalle Park
- Mike Miley Playground
- Pontiff Playground
Education
Metairie's public schools are operated by the
There is one zoned public high school in Metairie: East Jefferson High School. Additionally, many residents are zoned to Alfred Bonnabel High School in Kenner and Riverdale High School in Jefferson.[50][39]
Previously, some residents were zoned to Grace King High School in Metairie.[51] King closed in 2023.[52]
Magnet public school
Private schools
- Archbishop Chapelle High School
- Archbishop Rummel High School
- Crescent City Christian School
- Ecole Classique
- Lutheran High School
- Metairie Park Country Day School
- Ridgewood Preparatory School
- St. Martin's Episcopal School
Infrastructure
Transportation
The most common method of transportation within Metairie is the automobile. Mass transit is provided by "JeT" (Jefferson Transit), but it does not run on Sundays, holidays, or late at night, unlike many lines of New Orleans' RTA. JeT's coverage is also very limited in terms of usability.
Interstate 10 runs east–west through Metairie.
Major east–west roads (starting from north to south) include West Esplanade Avenue, Veterans Memorial Boulevard, West Napoleon Avenue, West Metairie Avenue, Metairie Road, Airline Drive (which is part of U.S. Route 61) and Jefferson Highway (which is part of U.S. Route 90). The Earhart Expressway, running east–west immediately south of Airline Drive, is the only other freeway entering New Orleans from the west, but it ends as an expressway soon after crossing into Orleans Parish and well before the New Orleans CBD (in Central City.)
For many of the major east–west roadways, the eastbound and westbound lanes are separated by large, open-topped drainage canals. These canals are one of the most distinct characteristics of the Metairie landscape. Similar canals once bisected many streets in neighboring New Orleans, but most were covered over in the mid-20th century.
Multi-line, continuous north–south roads (starting from west to east) include Power Boulevard/David Drive/Hickory Avenue, Transcontinental Drive, Clearview Parkway, Causeway Boulevard, and Bonnabel Boulevard.
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway's southern terminus lies in Metairie.
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Another photo of the Eastbank Regional Library
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Grace King Senior High School
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East Jefferson High School
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Lakeshore Library
See also
- Metairie Cemetery - Located in New Orleans, east of Metairie
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110 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD STE 203A METAIRIE, LA 70005-4914
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Further reading
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Metairie CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau.
- "2010 CENSUS – CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Metairie CDP, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. - links to individual pages
- "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: METAIRIE CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. - link to individual pages