Editing Eden Isle, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Eden Isle, Louisiana
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| other_name              = Eden Isles
| settlement_type         = [[Census-designated place]]
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| subdivision_name2       = [[St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany]]
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| population_total        = 7782
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'''Eden Isle''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States, on the northeast shore of [[Lake Pontchartrain]]. The population was 7,041 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Eden Isle CDP, Louisiana |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 21, 2012 }}</ref> and 7,782 in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> It is part of the [[New Orleans]]&ndash;[[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]]&ndash;[[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] [[New Orleans metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. The area is a residential community with homes built on a system of canals connecting to eastern Lake Pontchartrain, which also includes businesses along the Interstate-10 corridor as well as restaurants and marina services within the residential section.

==Geography==
Eden Isle is located at {{Coord|30|13|27|N|89|48|1|W|type:city}} (30.224116, -89.800390).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.4|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, or 22.82%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Eden Isle CDP, Louisiana |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=February 21, 2012 }}</ref>

The area was devastated by [[Hurricane Katrina]] in August 2005.

Originally, the land was a marsh with a canal and levee bordering a pine forest behind [[Salmen High School]] and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and School. The marsh was drained and filled over a period of several years prior to the development of the community.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|2000= 6261
|2010= 7041
|2020= 7782
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census; census.gov]</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Eden Isle racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2222722&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 5,778
| 74.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 862
| 11.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 27
| 0.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 320
| 4.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 3
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 313
| 4.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 479
| 6.16%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 7,782 people, 3,225 households, and 2,105 families residing in the CDP.

==Education==
It is within [[St. Tammany Parish Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22103_st_tammany/DC20SD_C22103.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731232756/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22103_st_tammany/DC20SD_C22103.pdf |archive-date=2022-07-31 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Tammany Parish, LA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st22_la/schooldistrict_maps/c22103_st_tammany/DC20SD_C22103_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The community is zoned to Abney Elementary School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.stpsb.org/boundarieswebpage/images/ABE%20K-5.jpg|title=ABE%20K-5.jpg|publisher=[[St. Tammany Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-03-09}} - [https://maps.stpsb.org/ Name identified here]</ref> St. Tammany Junior High School,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.stpsb.org/boundarieswebpage/images/STJ%206-8.jpg|title=STJ 6-8.jpg|publisher=[[St. Tammany Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-03-09}} - [https://maps.stpsb.org/ Name identified here]</ref> and [[Salmen High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.stpsb.org:443/boundarieswebpage/images/SAH%209-12.jpg|title=SAH%209-12.jpg|publisher=[[St. Tammany Parish Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-03-09}} - [https://maps.stpsb.org/ Name identified here]</ref>

St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: [[Northshore Technical Community College]] and [[Delgado Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.eihoa.org/ Eden Isles Homeowners Association]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area]]