Eden Isle, Louisiana
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Eden Isle is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The population was 7,041 at the 2010 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> and 7,782 in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner 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
[edit]Eden Isle is located at Template:Coord (30.224116, -89.800390).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 22.82%, is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</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
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,778 | 74.25% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 862 | 11.08% |
| Native American | 27 | 0.35% |
| Asian | 320 | 4.11% |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 313 | 4.02% |
| Hispanic or 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
[edit]It is within St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
The community is zoned to Abney Elementary School,<ref>Template:Cite web - Name identified here</ref> St. Tammany Junior High School,<ref>Template:Cite web - Name identified here</ref> and Salmen High School.<ref>Template:Cite web - 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>Template:Cite web</ref>