Jennings, Louisiana
Jennings, Louisiana | |
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| City of Jennings | |
The front facade of the W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum, circa 2008 | |
| Motto: "Cradle of Louisiana Oil" | |
Location of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′20″N 92°39′25″W / 30.22222°N 92.65694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson Davis |
| Founded | May 2, 1888 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.58 sq mi (27.40 km2) |
| • Land | 10.56 sq mi (27.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,837 |
| • Density | 931.53/sq mi (359.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70546 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-38355 |
| Website | City of Jennings, Louisiana |
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Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation.
Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area. It is also part of the large, 22-parish Acadiana region of the state, with a large Francophone population, many descended from early Acadian settlers.