Jennings, Louisiana
Jennings, Louisiana | |
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| City of Jennings | |
The front facade of the W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum, circa 2008 | |
| Motto: "Cradle of Louisiana Oil" | |
Location of Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. | |
Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°13′20″N 92°39′25″W / 30.22222°N 92.65694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Jefferson Davis |
| Founded | May 2, 1888 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.58 sq mi (27.40 km2) |
| • Land | 10.56 sq mi (27.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,837 |
| • Density | 931.5/sq mi (359.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70546 |
| Area code | 337 |
| FIPS code | 22-38355 |
| Website | City of Jennings, Louisiana |
Jennings is a city in, and the parish seat of, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States, near Lake Charles. As of the 2020 census, Jennings had a population of 9,837.
Jennings is the principal city of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson Davis Parish. It is also part of the larger Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area. It is also part of the large, 22-parish Acadiana region of the state, with a large Francophone population, many descended from early Acadian settlers.