Elmwood | |
Census-designated place | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | Jefferson |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Coordinates | 29°57′23″N 90°11′10″W / 29.95639°N 90.18611°WCoordinates: 29°57′23″N 90°11′10″W / 29.95639°N 90.18611°W |
Area | 4.0 sq mi (10.4 km2) |
- land | 3.7 sq mi (10 km2) |
- water | 0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 7.5% |
Population | 4,635 (2010) |
Density | 1,228.5/sq mi (474.3/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 504 |
Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Elmwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,635 at the 2010 census. Elmwood was part of neighboring Jefferson's census area from 1960 to 1990. The ZIP code serving Elmwood is 70123.
Elmwood is located at 29°57′23″N 90°11′10″W / 29.95639°N 90.18611°W (29.956455, -90.186098).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (7.30%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,270 people, 2,602 households, and 850 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,159.0 people per square mile (448.0/km²). There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 794.7 per square mile (307.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.40% White, 11.62% African American, 0.35% Native American, 4.57% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.25% of the population.