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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the parish has a total area of {{convert|2567|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|780|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1787|sqmi}} (70%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 20, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928155956/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_22.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> It is the largest parish by total area in Louisiana. Plaquemines Parish is bordered to the south and southeast by the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. ===Major highways=== * [[Image:Louisiana 23 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 23]] * [[Image:Louisiana 39 (2008).svg|25px]] [[Louisiana Highway 39]] ===Adjacent parishes and features=== * [[New Orleans|Orleans Parish]] (north) * [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]] (northeast) * [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish]] (west) ===National protected areas=== * [[Breton National Wildlife Refuge]] (part) * [[Delta National Wildlife Refuge]] ===Historic sites=== {{Main|National Register of Historic Places listings in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana}} The parish includes three United States [[National Historic Landmarks]]: * [[Fort De La Boulaye Site]], * [[Fort Jackson, Louisiana|Fort Jackson]], and * [[Fort St. Philip]]. The parish has five other sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including [[Woodland Plantation (West Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana)|Woodland Plantation]], which has been depicted on the label of [[Southern Comfort]] liqueur since the 1930s. Woodland Plantation is an [[wikt:antebellum|antebellum]] [[mansion]] located in [[West Pointe à la Hache]], on the west bank of the Mississippi River. It is now operated as a [[bed and breakfast]]. ===Communities=== [[Image:Map of Plaquemines Parish Louisiana With Municipal Labels.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Plaquemines Parish with municipal labels]] There are no incorporated areas within Plaquemines Parish. Communities not listed below include Happy Jack, Myrtle Grove, Nairn, Naomi, Oakville, and Scarsdale. ====Census-designated places==== {{div col}} * [[Belle Chasse, Louisiana|Belle Chasse]] * [[Boothville, Louisiana|Boothville]] * [[Buras, Louisiana|Buras]] * [[Empire, Louisiana|Empire]] * [[New Orleans Station, Louisiana (CDP)|New Orleans Station]] * [[Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana|Pointe à la Hache]] '''(parish seat)''' * [[Port Sulphur, Louisiana|Port Sulphur]] * [[Triumph, Louisiana|Triumph]] * [[Venice, Louisiana|Venice]] {{div col end}} ====Unincorporated communities==== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Bohemia, Louisiana|Bohemia]] * [[Braithwaite, Louisiana|Braithwaite]] * [[Carlisle, Louisiana|Carlisle]] * [[Dalcour, Louisiana|Dalcour]] * [[Davant, Louisiana|Davant]] * [[Duvic, Louisiana|Duvic]] * [[Grand Ecaille, Louisiana|Grand Ecaille]] * [[Ironton, Louisiana|Ironton]] * [[Jesuit Bend, Louisiana|Jesuit Bend]] * [[Orchid, Louisiana|Orchid]] * [[Phoenix, Louisiana|Phoenix]] * [[Pilottown, Louisiana|Pilottown]] * [[Port Eads, Louisiana|Port Eads]] * [[West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana|West Pointe à la Hache]] {{div col end}} ====Outdated designations==== * [[Boothville-Venice, Louisiana|Boothville-Venice]] * [[Buras-Triumph, Louisiana|Buras-Triumph]] ====Ghost towns==== * [[Burrwood, Louisiana|Burrwood]] * [[La Balize, Louisiana|La Balize]] ===Climate=== The parish has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'') with mild winters, long, hot and humid summers, plentiful rain year-round, and all months averaging significantly above 50″F (10 °C). Six months average above 22 °C (71.6 °F.) [https://weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=426561&cityname=Pointe-A-La-Hache-Louisiana-United-States-of-America] The [[hardiness zone]] is 10a. [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/]
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