Paradis, Louisiana
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| name = Paradis
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| settlement_type = Census-designated place
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 = Parish
| subdivision_name2 = St. Charles
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| coordinates = {{coord|29|52|40|N|90|26|08|W|display=inline,title}}
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| area_total_km2 = 17.27
| area_total_sq_mi = 6.67
| area_land_sq_mi = 6.43
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.24
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| elevation_ft = 3
| population_as_of = 2020
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| population_total = 1242
| population_density_km2 = 74.59
| population_density_sq_mi = 193.19
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| timezone1 = CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
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| area_code = 985
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|blank_info = 22-58920
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|area_land_km2 = 16.65
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Paradis is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,252 at the 2000 census and 1,242 in 2020.{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Paradis%20CDP,%20Louisiana%20population&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=2021-10-25|website=United States Census Bureau}}
Geography
Paradis is located at {{Coord|29|52|40|N|90|26|8|W|type:city}} (29.877743, -90.435598).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
In 2020, its population was 1,242, down from 1,252 in 2000.{{US Census population
|2020= 1242
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}
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Education
St. Charles Parish Public School System operates public schools:
- R. J. Vial Elementary School (grades 3–5) - Opened in 1975[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/vial Home]. R.J. Vial Elementary School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "R. J. Vial Elementary School, home of the Jaguars, was established in 1975 and has served the communities of Paradis, Bayou Gauche, Des Allemands, and Boutte for more than 40 years."
- J.B. Martin Middle School (grades 6–8)"[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/domain/390 About Our School]." J. B. Martin Middle School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "J. B. Martin Middle School is located on South Street in Paradis and services the west bank areas of Paradis, Des Allemands (Bayou Gauche), Boutte, and Luling (Mimosa/Willowdale)."
- Hahnville High School in Boutte"[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Hahnville High School]" ([https://archive.today/20161203024358/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Archive]). AdvancED. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."
References
{{St. Charles Parish, Louisiana}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana
Category:Census-designated places in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area