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PARISH PLANNING BASELINE |
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St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish lies north across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. It is one of the original, “American” parishes, having been incorporated just after the Louisiana Purchase. Over the past three decades, the parish has grown by more than 200 percent (32 percent in the 1990s) to become one of the more populous and affluent in the state. Many residents cross the 24-mile long Pontchartrain Causeway bridge or commute daily on I-10 to jobs in New Orleans.
Important sectors of the parish economy include public administration (local government and schools), industrial warehousing, timber, construction, retail, fishing and light manufacturing.
When asked what they most valued about their parish, St. Tammany residents responded:
“We value our recreational and wildlife areas, the old town ambiance, and the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront.” |
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- There is no “Saint Tammany.” The parish was named in the early 1800s for a respected chief of the Delaware Indians, nicknamed a saint by settlers for his assistance and calm manner. Tamanend signed a peace treaty with William Penn in Pennsylvania in 1683. His motto was "Unite in peace for happiness; in war for defence."
- St. Tammany Parish has one of the highest rated school systems in the state.
- It was the fastest-growing parish in the state during the 1990s (32.4%)
- St. Tammany Parish has 854 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 250.0 per square mile.
- On the 2000 census form, 98.7% of the population reported only one race, with 9.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this parish is 2.5% Hispanic (of any race).
- The average household size is 2.73 persons compared to an average family size of 3.15 persons.
- In 2004 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $20,320. Per capita income grew by 16.5% between 1993 and 2003 (adjusted for inflation).
- The parish seat is Covington.
- Larger communities are Abita Springs, Covington, Folsom, Lacombe, Madisonville, Mandeville and Slidell.
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