Welcome to Jean Lafitte ...

The town of Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jean Lafitte has a population of 1,986 people<2> (see below for details).

Jean Lafitte is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Jean Lafitte lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jean Lafitte: 504

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jean Lafitte had an population of 1,986 people. This is an increase of 4.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jean Lafitte had a population of 1,903 people. This makes Jean Lafitte the parish's 5th most populous community.

The population of Jean Lafitte represents 0.04% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,903 people, the population of Jean Lafitte decreased 10.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,137 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jean Lafitte.

Communities near Jean Lafitte ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jean Lafitte.

• New Orleans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <4>
• Kenner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
• Gretna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Harahan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
• Westwego
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
• Jesuit Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jesuit Bend is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Bend
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Lafitte
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafitte <4>
• Estelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
• Linwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jean Lafitte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jean Lafitte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jean Lafitte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jean Lafitte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jean Lafitte. See our Newspapers Page for Jean Lafitte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jean Lafitte ...

Looking for more information about Jean Lafitte? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jean Lafitte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jean Lafitte.