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Eden Isle, Louisiana
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Eden Isle, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Eden Isle, Louisiana
Eden Isle, Louisiana
Location of Eden Isle in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°13′27″N 89°48′01″W / 30.22417°N 89.80028°W / 30.22417; -89.80028
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. Tammany
Area
 • Total5.01 sq mi (12.98 km2)
 • Land3.04 sq mi (7.87 km2)
 • Water1.98 sq mi (5.12 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,782
 • Density2,562.40/sq mi (989.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
FIPS code22-22722

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,[2] and 7,782 in 2020.[3] It is part of the New OrleansMetairieKenner 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 30°13′27″N 89°48′1″W / 30.22417°N 89.80028°W / 30.22417; -89.80028 (30.224116, -89.800390).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.8 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2) is land and 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), or 22.82%, is water.[5]

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]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20006,261
20107,04112.5%
20207,78210.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Eden Isle racial composition as of 2020[3]
Race Number Percentage
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.[7]

The community is zoned to Abney Elementary School,[8] St. Tammany Junior High School,[9] and Salmen High School.[10]

St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: Northshore Technical Community College and Delgado Community College.[11]

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