Convent, Louisiana#Demographics
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| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
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| subdivision_name2 = St. James
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| area_total_km2 = 13.81
| area_total_sq_mi = 5.33
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.89
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.44
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| elevation_ft = 10
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 483
| population_density_km2 = 47.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 124.26
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| postal_code = 70723
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Convent ({{langx|fr|Couvent}}) is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 }} It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area .
As of the 2010 census, its population was 711.{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }} The 2018 median household income was $52,292 above the state's average.
History
File:Convent, LA Jefferson College (Manresa House of Retreats) ~ 1937.jpg
The community was originally named Baron when first settled 1722 to 1739. It was the location of the St. Michael's Convent (Order of the Sacred Heart) from 1825 to 1932 and the location of Jefferson College, 1831 to 1931.{{cite web|title=Convent Historical Marker|author=Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism|url=http://www.stoppingpoints.com/louisiana/St.-James/Convent}}
St. Michael's Church Historic District and Jefferson College (now a Jesuit retreat center called Manresa House of Retreats), along with several historic homes in Convent, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On February 23, 2016, an extremely large wedge tornado hit the Sugar Hill RV park with two dead and several people injured.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wwltv.com/story/weather/2016/02/23/trailers-damaged-serious-injuries-suspected-tornado-rips-convent/80821582/ |title=(WWL TV) |access-date=2016-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225094946/http://www.wwltv.com/story/weather/2016/02/23/trailers-damaged-serious-injuries-suspected-tornado-rips-convent/80821582/ |archive-date=2016-02-25 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/tornado-severe-weather-outbreak-south-east-coast-news | title=Tornado Outbreak Kills at Least 7; More Than Two Dozen Twisters Confirmed }}
Geography
Located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, the town is only {{convert|16|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above sea level. Convent has an area of {{convert|5.331|mi|km}}, of which {{convert|3.887|mi|km}} is land and {{convert|1.444|mi|km}} is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2010= 711
|2020= 483
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2010 2020
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|+Convent CDP, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Convent CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2217180&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Convent CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2217180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |
| White alone (NH)
|226 |style='background: #ffffe6; |203 |31.79% |style='background: #ffffe6; |42.03% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|467 |style='background: #ffffe6; |255 |65.68% |style='background: #ffffe6; |52.80% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|1 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2 |0.14% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH)
|2 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|6 |style='background: #ffffe6; |6 |0.84% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|9 |style='background: #ffffe6; |17 |1.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.52% |
| Total
|711 |style='background: #ffffe6; |483 |100.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00% |
Industry
The town of Convent is home to a Royal Dutch Shell, Hydrogen cracking refinery that can produce 210k barrels of day of consumer petroleum products.{{Cite web|last=www.ETEnergyworld.com|title=Shell Convent refinery restarting fire-struck hydrocracker: Sources - ET EnergyWorld|url=https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/shell-convent-refinery-restarting-fire-struck-hydrocracker-sources/65382960|access-date=2020-09-10|website=ETEnergyworld.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=2020-07-07|title=Shell weighs sale of Convent, Louisiana refinery|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-refinery-sale-shell-convent-idUSKBN2482KM|access-date=2020-09-10}} As of July 2020, Shell was considering selling the plant.{{Cite web|last=Kalt|first=Amy|date=2020-07-21|title=Time to Move On - Shell's Plan to Sell Another Refinery, This Time in Louisiana's Refinery Row|url=https://rbnenergy.com/node/28686|access-date=2020-09-10|website=rbnenergy.com|language=en}} The plant produces 129,000 kg of annual air emissions that are high risk, including cobalt and cobalt compounds{{Cite web|title=The rise of environmental justice|url=https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/rise-environmental-justice/98/i32|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en}} which is in high demand for the production of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.
Notable person
- Jarvis Landry is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He also played college football at LSU.
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Category:Census-designated places in St. James Parish, Louisiana
Category:New Orleans metropolitan area
Category:Parish seats in Louisiana
Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana
Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River