Bridge City, Louisiana

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Bridge City, Louisiana
Census-designated place
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Bridge City, Louisiana
Location of Bridge City in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°55′26″N90°09′58″W / 29.92389°N 90.16611°W / 29.92389; -90.16611
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Parish Jefferson
Area
[1]
 • Total5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2)
 • Land4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
 • Water1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,219
 • Density1,727.03/sq mi (666.77/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70094
Area code 504
FIPS code 22-09480

Bridge City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It was established in the 1930s during the construction of the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River. The town is located on the south side (referred to as the "West Bank") of the river. It is part of the New Orleans – Metairie – Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

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The Bridge City CDP population was 7,706 at the 2010 census. [2] At the 2019 American Community Survey, its population declined to 6,602 residents. [3] The population of Bridge City rebounded to 7,219 in 2020. [4]

Geography

Bridge City is located on the east side of Jefferson Parish at 29°55′26″N90°9′58″W / 29.92389°N 90.16611°W / 29.92389; -90.16611 (29.923956, -90.166030). [2] The community is bordered to the northeast, across the Mississippi, by New Orleans in Orleans Parish. The remaining neighbors of Bridge City are all within Jefferson Parish: Elmwood and Jefferson to the north across the Mississippi, Avondale to the southwest, and Westwego to the southeast. Via the Huey P. Long Bridge carrying US 90, downtown New Orleans is 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast.

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 7,706—
2020 7,219−6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
Bridge City racial composition as of 2020 [7]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)1,98227.46%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3,12843.33%
Native American 320.44%
Asian 1802.49%
Pacific Islander 20.03%
Other/Mixed 2193.03%
Hispanic or Latino 1,67623.22%

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 Jefferson Parish Public School System. [11]

Most areas of the CDP are zoned to: [12] Gilbert PreK-8 School in Avondale, formerly Henry Ford Middle School until 2019. [13] A small section is zoned to Isaac Joseph Elementary School in Westwego. [14] For middle school, most areas are zoned to Gilbert PreK-8 while some are zoned to Worley Middle School. [15] The high school which includes the CDP is L.W. Higgins High School in Marrero. [16]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Geography Profile: Bridge City CDP, Louisiana". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "QuickFacts: Bridge City CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "2020 Race and Population Totals". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ↑ "US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth". BBC News. August 12, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Frey, William H. (July 1, 2020). "The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data". Brookings. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bridge City Center for Youth." Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on June 30, 2010.
  11. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 2, 2024. - Text list
  12. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bridge City CDP, LA" (Archive). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 19, 2014. Compare this map to the school attendance zone maps.
  13. ↑ Broach, Drew (May 25, 2019). "Jefferson Parish is renaming two public schools for Tom Benson, Emmett Gilbert". The Times Picayune . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Elementary School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Middle School Districts 2023-24 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (PDF). Jefferson Parish Public Schools . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "High School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Westbank Advanced Studies Academies Attendance Zones" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Elementary School Districts 2012-2013 West Bank of Jefferson Parish Louisiana" (Archive). Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Retrieved on May 18, 2014.
  19. ↑ Waller, Mark. "Bridge City Elementary renamed for its founding principal." The Times-Picayune . March 21, 2012. Retrieved on May 19, 2014.
  20. ↑ Paterson, Blake (April 5, 2023). "Jefferson Parish School Board votes to close schools, relocate students". The Times Picayune . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Bridge City parents, community members rally to save Mildred Harris Elementary from closing". Fox 8 Louisiana. March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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