Grand Isle, Louisiana

Grand Isle, Louisiana
Town of Grand Isle
Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church
Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church
Official seal of Grand Isle, Louisiana
Location of Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish
Location of Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 29°14′N 90°00′W / 29.233°N 90.000°W / 29.233; -90.000[1]
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishJefferson
Government
 • MayorDavid Camardelle Sr. (D)
Area
 • Total8.17 sq mi (21.17 km2)
 • Land6.40 sq mi (16.59 km2)
 • Water1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2)
Elevation7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,005
 • RankJE: 6th
 • Density156.93/sq mi (60.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
70358
Area code985
FIPS code22-30830
Websitewww.townofgrandisle.com

Grand Isle is a town in Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on a barrier island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico. The island is at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the gulf. The town of Grand Isle is statistically part of the New OrleansMetairieKenner metropolitan statistical area, though it is not connected to New Orleans' continuous urbanized area.

The population was 1,005 as of the 2020 U.S census,[3] down from 1,296 from the previous 2010 U.S census.

Grand Isle's main street is the seaside start of Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1), which stretches 436.2 miles (702.0 km) away to the northwest corner of the state, ending near Shreveport. LA 1's automobile causeway at the west end of the island is the only land access to or from Grand Isle. Direct access to Grand Isle's seat of parish government is 95 miles (153 km) away in suburban Jefferson Parish.

  1. ^ a b "Grand Isle, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 21, 2021.