Bridge City, Louisiana
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Bridge City, Louisiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 29°55′26″N 90°09′58″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Jefferson |
Area | |
• Total | 5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2) |
• Land | 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2) |
• Water | 1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2) |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,219 |
• Density | 1,727.03/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 |
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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]