Editing Paradis, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Paradis
| native_name              = 
| other_name               = 
| 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. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles]]
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| pushpin_map              = Louisiana
| pushpin_relief           = 
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location of Paradis in Louisiana
| coordinates              = {{coord|29|52|40|N|90|26|08|W|display=inline,title}}
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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|access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| dunam_link               = 
| area_total_km2           = 17.27
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.67
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.43
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.24
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| elevation_ft             = 3
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 1242
| population_density_km2   = 74.59
| population_density_sq_mi = 193.19
| population_demonym       = <!-- time zone(s) -->
| timezone1                = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1              = -6
| timezone1_DST            = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST          = -5
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| area_code                = [[Area code 985|985]]
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|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 22-58920
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|area_land_km2 = 16.65
|area_water_km2 = 0.62
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'''Paradis''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|St. Charles Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States. The population was 1,252 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] and 1,242 in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Paradis%20CDP,%20Louisiana%20population&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1|access-date=2021-10-25|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Geography==
Paradis is located at {{Coord|29|52|40|N|90|26|8|W|type:city}} (29.877743, -90.435598).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=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|1.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
In 2020, its population was 1,242, down from 1,252 in 2000.<ref name=":0" />{{US Census population
|2020= 1242
|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|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

==Education==
[[St. Charles Parish Public School System]] operates public schools:
*R. J. Vial Elementary School (grades 3–5) - Opened in 1975<ref>[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/vial Home]. R.J. Vial Elementary School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "R. J. Vial Elementary School, home of the Jaguars, was established in 1975 and has served the communities of Paradis, Bayou Gauche, Des Allemands, and Boutte for more than 40 years."</ref>
*J.B. Martin Middle School (grades 6–8)<ref>"[http://www.stcharles.k12.la.us/domain/390 About Our School]." J. B. Martin Middle School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "J. B. Martin Middle School is located on South Street in Paradis and services the west bank areas of Paradis, Des Allemands (Bayou Gauche), Boutte, and Luling (Mimosa/Willowdale)."</ref>
*[[Hahnville High School]] in [[Boutte, Louisiana|Boutte]]<ref>"[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Hahnville High School]" ([https://archive.today/20161203024358/http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=E59C527EFF6A62EE3833AA7FDC48CDE7?institutionId=29502 Archive]). [[AdvancED]]. p. 4/9. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "Hahnville High School services all students on the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, including the communities of Ama, Boutte, Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, Des Allemands and Killona."</ref>

==References==
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{{St. Charles Parish, Louisiana}}

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