Jennings, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of Jennings | |
 The front facade of the W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum, circa 2008 | |
| Motto: "Cradle of Louisiana Oil"[1] | |
 Location of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) 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 |
Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States,[3] near Lake Charles. The population was 10,383 at the 2010 census, a small decline from the 2000 tabulation.[4]
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.
- ^ "City of Jennings, Louisiana". City of Jennings, Louisiana. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Jennings (city), Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.