St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

St. Tammany Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The parish seat is Covington, and as of 2000, the population was 191,268. In 2004, the population was estimated to have grown to 212,000, and after the landfall of Hurricane Katrina the following year, the population was estimated by St. Tammany Planners to be about 264,000. Most new residents are thought to have come from St. Bernard Parish. If correct, these figures make St. Tammany Parish the fastest-growing parish in the state, overtaking Livingston and Ascension parishes.

Saint Tammany Parish
Parish
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°24′N 89°58′W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	October 27, 1810
Named for	Indian Chief Tamanend
Seat	Covington
Largest city	Slidell
Area
• Total	1,124 sq mi (2,910 km²)
• Land	846 sq mi (2,190 km²)
• Water	279 sq mi (720 km²) 25%%
Population
• Estimate (2015)	250,088
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.stpgov.org

Other websites

New Orleans metropolitan area
Parishes	Jefferson Orleans Plaquemines St. Bernard St. Charles St. James St. John the Baptist St. Tammany Tangipahoa Washington
Major cities	New Orleans
Cities and towns 100k-250k	Metairie
Cities and towns 25k-100k	Chalmette Kenner LaPlace Marrero Slidell Terrytown
Cities and towns 10k-25k	Bogalusa Destrehan Estelle Gretna Hammond Harvey Jefferson Luling Mandeville Meraux River Ridge Timberland Westwego Woodmere

Municipalities and communities of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Covington
Cities	Covington Mandeville Slidell
Towns	Abita Springs Madisonville Pearl River
Villages	Folsom Sun
CDPs	Eden Isle Lacombe
Unincorporated communities	Alton Big Branch Blond Bush Bonfouca Chinchuba Colt Florenville Goodbee Haaswood Hickory Lewisburg Maude Saint Benedict Talisheek Waldheim White Kitchen

State of Louisiana
Baton Rouge (capital)
Topics	Index History Louisianians Constitution Governors Lieutenant Governors Legislature Congressional districts	Seal of Louisiana
Regions	Acadiana Ark-La-Tex Central Louisiana Florida Parishes Greater New Orleans Northwest Louisiana North Louisiana Southwest Louisiana
Larger cities	New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport Lafayette
Medium-sized cities	Lake Charles Kenner Bossier City
Smaller cities	Monroe Alexandria Houma New Iberia Slidell Central Ruston Sulphur Hammond Natchitoches Gretna Opelousas
Metros	New Orleans Baton Rouge Lafayette Shreveport–Bossier City Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Lake Charles Monroe Alexandria Hammond
Parishes	Acadia Allen Ascension Assumption Avoyelles Beauregard Bienville Bossier Caddo Calcasieu Caldwell Cameron Catahoula Claiborne Concordia DeSoto East Baton Rouge East Carroll East Feliciana Evangeline Franklin Grant Iberia Iberville Jackson Jefferson Jefferson Davis Lafayette Lafourche La Salle Lincoln Livingston Madison Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Plaquemines Pointe Coupee Rapides Red River Richland Sabine St. Bernard St. Charles St. Helena St. James St. John the Baptist St. Landry St. Martin St. Mary St. Tammany Tangipahoa Tensas Terrebonne Union Vermilion Vernon Washington Webster West Baton Rouge West Carroll West Feliciana Winn

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