Gretna, Louisiana | |
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| City of Gretna | |
 Gretna City Hall | |
 Flag | |
 Location of Gretna in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 29°53′25″N 90°02′42″W / 29.89028°N 90.04500°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Belinda Cambre Constant[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.50 sq mi (11.64 km2) |
| • Land | 4.04 sq mi (10.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,814 |
| • Rank | JE: 2nd |
| • Density | 4,413.78/sq mi (1,704.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 70053, 70054, 70056 |
| Area code | 504 |
| FIPS code | 22-31915 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403761[1] |
| Website | www |
Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[4][5] Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 17,814 at the 2020 U.S. census.[6]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gretna, Louisiana
- ^ "Mayor". City Of Gretna. September 20, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Gretna, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes), City Data, 2007, webpage: C-Gretna.
- ^ "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list), US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage: C2000-LA.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Gretna city, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2021.