Editing Meraux, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Meraux
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| settlement_type          = Census-designated place
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2        = Parish
| subdivision_name2        = [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard]]
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| image_map                = St. Bernard Parish Louisiana incorporated and unincorporated areas Meraux highlighted.svg
| map_caption              = Location in [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]] and the state of [[Louisiana]].
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| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2           = 12.46
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.81
| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.15
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.66
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 6804
| population_density_km2   = 633.33
| population_density_sq_mi = 1640.31
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| postal_code              = 70075<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/70075|title=Meraux LA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
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| area_code                = [[Area code 504|504]]
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| blank_info               = 22-49800
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| area_land_km2            = 10.74
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'''Meraux''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 6,804 in 2020. It is part of the [[New Orleans]]&ndash;[[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]]&ndash;[[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] [[New Orleans metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
In 2005, the town was devastated by storm surge and wind associated with [[Hurricane Katrina]] which destroyed the [[Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal]] (MRGO) levee. [[Image:ArchbishopHannonTossedcars2.jpg|left|thumb|500px|Cars tossed by Katrina storm surge, Archbishop Hannan Avenue, Meraux]]

==Geography==
Meraux is located at {{Coord|29|55|39|N|89|55|7|W|type:city}} (29.927561, -89.918508).<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 4.8&nbsp;square miles (12.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 4.2&nbsp;square miles (10.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.6&nbsp;square mile (1.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) (12.94%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 6804
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Meraux racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2249800&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)
| 4,427
| 65.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,005
| 14.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 40
| 0.59%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 152
| 2.23%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 308
| 4.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 872
| 12.82%
|}
In 2000,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 10,192 people, 3,707 households, and 2,772 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,447.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,793 housing units at an average density of {{convert|911.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.66% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.33% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.07% of the population. At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,804 people, 2,184 households, and 1,632 families residing in the CDP. The racial makeup was 65.06% non-Hispanic white, 14.77% Black or African American, 0.59% Native American, 2.23% Asian, 4.53% mixed or other race, and 12.82% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

==Education==
Residents are zoned to schools in the [[St. Bernard Parish Public Schools]].

As of 2007, [[Chalmette High School]] serves the population.

==References==
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==External links==
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{{St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana}}
{{Louisiana}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in the New Orleans metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River]]