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Jena, Louisiana
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| Town of Jena | |
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Location of Jena in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana.
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Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | La Salle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.53 sq mi (14.32 km2) |
| • Land | 5.50 sq mi (14.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,155 |
| • Density | 755.73/sq mi (291.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
71342
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| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-38285 |
Jena is a town in, and the parish seat of, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,398 at the 2010 census.
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History
Jena was named for Jena, Germany, where French Emperor Napoleon I won the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806. The town in Louisiana was founded exactly one hundred years later.
Geography
Jena is located at 31°41′24″N 92°7′29″W / 31.69000°N 92.12472°W (31.689993, -92.124781) and has an elevation of 167 feet (50.9 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km2), all land.
Surrounding communities
- Midway
- Trout
- Nebo
- Webb Quarters
- Summerville
- Good Pine
- Possum Point
- Belah
- Fellowship
- White Sulphur Springs
- Mackerel
- Rogers
- Searcy
- Whitehall
- Rhinehart
- Sharptown
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 689 | — | |
| 1920 | 620 | −10.0% | |
| 1930 | 1,007 | 62.4% | |
| 1940 | 946 | −6.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,438 | 52.0% | |
| 1960 | 2,098 | 45.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,431 | 15.9% | |
| 1980 | 4,375 | 80.0% | |
| 1990 | 2,626 | −40.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,971 | 13.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,398 | 14.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,155 | 22.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 2,436 | 58.63% |
| Black or African American | 447 | 10.76% |
| Native American | 23 | 0.55% |
| Asian | 105 | 2.53% |
| Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.12% |
| Other/Mixed | 115 | 2.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,024 | 24.65% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 4,155 people, 1,169 households, and 884 families residing in the town.
Education
The La Salle Parish School Board is located in Jena.
The following schools serve Jena:
- Jena High School, 9–12 (Jena)
- Jena Junior High School, 6,7, & 8 (Jena)
- Goodpine Middle School, 3,4, & 5 (Trout/Goodpine)
- Jena Elementary School, PreK - 2 (Jena)
- Fellowship Elementary School, Pre-K-8 (Belah)
- Nebo Elementary School, PreK-8 (Nebo)
- Temple Christian Academy, Private PreK-8 (Jena)
Infrastructure
- Hospital Service District #2 of LaSalle Parish, also known as LaSalle General Hospital, is a 60-bed medical facility, with a 24-hour emergency department, a home health, a 101-bed nursing home, and physical therapy.
- Universal Plant Services built a 24,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Jena. The full-service machining plant represents a $3.9 million capital investment and provides welding, fabrication, equipment overhaul and repair services for pipeline distribution systems and petrochemical processing plants.
- LaSalle Detention Center is an immigration detention facility of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operated by the GEO Group and located on 830 Pinehill Road, about two miles northwest of downtown Jena and it has a capacity of over 1160 detainees.
- Tractor Supply
- Ace Hardware
- Walmart Supercenter
Notable people
- Woodie Flowers, MIT professor and co-founder of FIRST
- Mike Francis, prominent businessman and former Louisiana Republican state chairman; born in Jena
- Jason Hatcher, former NFL football player for the Washington Redskins
- Jay F. Honeycutt, former director of the Kennedy Space Center
- Speedy O. Long (1928–2006), a member of the Long political dynasty
- Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright, former state representative from Jena
See also
In Spanish: Jena (Luisiana) para niños
