Jennings, Louisiana

Jennings, Louisiana
City of Jennings
The front facade of the W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum, circa 2008
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.
Location of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°13′20″N 92°39′25″W / 30.22222°N 92.65694°W / 30.22222; -92.65694
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishJefferson Davis
FoundedMay 2, 1888
Area
 • Total10.58 sq mi (27.40 km2)
 • Land10.56 sq mi (27.35 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,837
 • Density931.53/sq mi (359.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70546
Area code337
FIPS code22-38355
WebsiteCity 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.

  1. ^ "City of Jennings, Louisiana". City of Jennings, Louisiana. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Jennings (city), Louisiana". quickfacts.census.gov. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.