Harvey, Louisiana
| Harvey | |
| Census-designated place | |
 Sheriff's office building, Harvey
|
|
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°53′28″N 90°04′09″W / 29.89111°N 90.06917°WCoordinates: 29°53′28″N 90°04′09″W / 29.89111°N 90.06917°W |
| Area | 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km2) |
| - land | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2) |
| - water | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2), 6.67% |
| Population | 20,348 (2010) |
| Density | 2,906.8/sq mi (1,122.3/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
  Location of Harvey in Louisiana
|
|
 Location of Louisiana in the United States
|
|
Harvey is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Harvey is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,226 at the 2000 census.
Harvey is located east of the Intracoastal Canal on the Mississippi River, at coordinates 29°53′28″N 90°04′09″W / 29.89111°N 90.06917°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.0 square miles (18 km2), of which 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) is land and 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) (5.11%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 20,348 people, 7,878 households, and 5,806 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,329.7 people per square mile (1,284.7/km²). There were 8,601 housing units at an average density of 1,288.5 per square mile (497.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 30.42% White, 38.45% African American, 1.02% Native American, 15.80% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 5.04% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.34% of the population.
...
Wikipedia