Bridge City, Louisiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
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  Bridge City, Louisiana Location of Bridge City in Louisiana | |
| Coordinates:29°55′26″N90°09′58″W / 29.92389°N 90.16611°W /29.92389; -90.16611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2) |
| • Land | 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2) |
| • Water | 1.07 sq mi (2.76 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,219 |
| • Density | 1,726.9/sq mi (666.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 70094 |
| Area code | 504 |
| FIPS code | 22-09480 |
Bridge City is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inJefferson Parish,Louisiana, United States. It was established in the 1930s during the construction of theHuey P. Long Bridge over theMississippi River. The town is located on the south side (referred to as the "West Bank") of the river. It is part of theNew Orleans–Metairie–Kennermetropolitan statistical area.
The Bridge City CDP population was 7,706 at the2010 census.[2] At the 2019American Community Survey, its population declined to 6,602 residents.[3] The population of Bridge City rebounded to 7,219 in 2020.[4]
Bridge City is located on the east side ofJefferson Parish at29°55′26″N90°9′58″W / 29.92389°N 90.16611°W /29.92389; -90.16611 (29.923956, -90.166030).[2] The community is bordered to the northeast, across the Mississippi, byNew Orleans inOrleans Parish. The remaining neighbors of Bridge City are all within Jefferson Parish:Elmwood andJefferson to the north across the Mississippi,Avondale to the southwest, andWestwego to the southeast. Via the Huey P. Long Bridge carryingUS 90,downtown New Orleans is 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Bridge City CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2) are land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), or 20.30%, are water.[5] Bridge City is the home of the Avondale Shipyard.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1990 | 8,327 | — | |
| 2000 | 8,323 | 0.0% | |
| 2010 | 7,706 | −7.4% | |
| 2020 | 7,219 | −6.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1950[7] 1960[8] 1970[9] 1980[10] 1990[11] 2000[12] 2010[13] | |||
Bridge City first appeared as acensus designated place in the1990 U.S. census.[11]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[14] | Pop 2010[15] | Pop 2020[16] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 3,546 | 2,700 | 1,982 | 42.60% | 35.04% | 27.46% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,950 | 3,701 | 3,128 | 47.46% | 48.03% | 43.33% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 48 | 32 | 32 | 0.58% | 0.42% | 0.44% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 326 | 307 | 180 | 3.92% | 3.98% | 2.49% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.26% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 76 | 72 | 200 | 0.91% | 0.93% | 2.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 371 | 884 | 1,676 | 4.46% | 11.47% | 23.22% |
| Total | 8,323 | 7,706 | 7,219 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The 2019American Community Survey estimated 6,602 people lived in the CDP, down from 7,706 at the2010 United States census.[3][2] In 2020, its population rebounded to 7,219.[4] In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup was 46.8%African American, 32.6%non-Hispanic white, 0.1%Native American, 3.1%Asian, 7.9% some other race, 1.7%two or more races, and 15.9%Hispanic and Latino American of any race. The median household income was $31,711 and 26.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. By the time of the 2020 census,[17] its racial and ethnic makeup was 43.33% Black or African American, 27.46% non-Hispanic white, 0.44% Native American, 2.49% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.03% multiracial or of some other race, and 23.22% Hispanic and Latino American of any race; state and nationwide, this has reflected the demographic shift in American racial and ethnic identity as the U.S. began to experiencenon-Hispanic white demographic decline.[18][19]
Bridge City is an unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish. Bridge City comes under the Jefferson Parish government. Bridge City is in the Third District Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The Bridge City Fire Department is District 70. The Bridge City Center for Youth, a juvenile correctional facility for boys operated by theLouisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, is in Bridge City.[20]
The area's public schools are operated by theJefferson Parish Public School System.[21]
Most areas of the CDP are zoned to:[22] GilbertPreK-8 School inAvondale, formerly Henry Ford Middle School until 2019.[23] A small section is zoned to Isaac Joseph Elementary School inWestwego.[24] For middle school, most areas are zoned to Gilbert PreK-8 while some are zoned to Worley Middle School.[25] The high school which includes the CDP isL.W. Higgins High School inMarrero.[26]
In regards to advanced studies academies, residents are zoned to the Marrero Academy.[27]
Previously areas were zoned to Mildred S. Harris Elementary School (formerly Bridge City Elementary School) in Bridge City.[28] The school was given its last name, after the founding principal of the school, in 2012. Members of the family of the founding principal and former student Nedra Cassard had campaigned to have the school renamed, and the district voted in favor of renaming. The school was founded in 1952.[29] It closed in 2023.[30] There was an unsuccessful community campaign to try to salvage the school.[31]
Myrtle C. Thibodeaux Elementary School (formerly Westwego Elementary School) inWestwego and Catherine Strehle Elementary School inAvondale formerly served portions of Bridge City.[28] In the early 2010s Henry Ford Middle School had Bridge City CDP in its boundary.[32]
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