Grand Isle, Louisiana

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Back to Grand Isle, LA housing info, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Grand Isle, LA Jefferson Parish Population in July 2008: 1,619. Population change since 2000: +5.1%   Males: 827   (51.1%) Females: 792   (48.9%) Median resident age:   39.7 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Zip codes: 70358. Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,142 (it was $33,548 in 2000) Grand Isle:   $41,142 Louisiana:   $43,733 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $23,441 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $110,773 (it was $62,500 in 2000) Grand Isle:   $110,773 Louisiana:   $132,400 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $131,186; Detached houses: $154,413; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,451; In 2-unit structures: $90,820; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $33,723; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $183,410; Mobile homes: $23,910 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 70358 Grand Isle, LA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Grand Isle: White Non-Hispanic (94.9%) American Indian (3.0%) Hispanic (1.5%) Two or more races (0.9%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Grand Isle: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Grand Isle, Louisiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Grand Isle is mentioned 52 times on our forum: Grand Isle Relocation  (5 replies) Grand Isle fishing  (1 reply) Pix of Louisiana  (56 replies) Gustav news here  (152 replies) Donaldsonville Info  (42 replies) The Louisiana City Superiority.....  (32 replies) Ancestries: French (24.5%), United States (10.6%), French Canadian (9.1%), German (8.2%), Italian (7.6%), Irish (5.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 5 feet Land area: 6.14 square miles. Population density: 264 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 29.23 N, Longitude: 90.01 W

Area code: 985

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Average climate in Grand Isle, Louisiana

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Grand Isle-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the Grand Isle town center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 39 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Grand Isle-area historical earthquake activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/10/2006 at 04:14:22, a magnitude 5.3 (4.2 MB, 5.3 MS, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from Grand Isle center
On 12/9/2000 at 06:46:09, a magnitude 4.3 (4.2 MB, 4.3 MS, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/2001 at 04:39:07, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from Grand Isle center
On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Isle, LA

• Conoco Inc Heliport
• Era Helicopters Fourchon Helibase Heliport
• Exxon Heliport
• Freeport Sulphur Heliport
• Medicant Island Heliport
• Grand Isle Seaplane Base

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Church in Grand Isle: Our Lady of the Isle Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Cheniere Cemetery (1), Grand Isle Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Grand Isle: Grand Isle State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Grand Isle Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attractions: Grand Isle Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2734 Highway 1) (1), Grand Isle Tourism Information (3240 Highway 1) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map Hotels: Cajun Holiday Motel Inc (2002 Highway 1) (1), Gaspard Elnora (Highway 1) (2), Tropical Motel (3244 Highway 1) (3), Bridge Side Cabins Motel Reservations (2012 Highway 1) (4), Cigar's Cajun Riviera (1119 Highway 1) (5), Breakers Motel (2196 Highway 1) (6), Blue Dolphin Inn & Cottages (2504 Highway 1) (7), Ricky's Motel (2476 Highway 1) (8), Daydream'inn (205 Nacarri Lane) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.1%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This town:	13.2%
Whole state:	19.6%

This town:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Isle, LA

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12.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.66%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)

Jefferson Parish:	0.09%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

from Orleans Parish, LA	7.42% ($33,304 average AGI)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	1.84% ($38,160)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.36% ($39,228)

18.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	18.58%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($96 average AGI)

Jefferson Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

to Harris County, TX	2.23% ($26,150 average AGI)
to Orleans Parish, LA	1.10% ($28,500)
to St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.93% ($49,193)

• Call Sign: KE5SNJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01364723
  Grant Date: 02/01/2008, Expiration Date: 02/01/2018, Certifier: Lee G Mallahan
  Registrant: Lee G Mallahan Jr, Grand Isle, LA 70358

• Fire: 13

• #97 (70358) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French (except Basque) first ancestries"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"

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