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Metairie (local pronunciations /ˈmɛtəɹi/, /ˈmɛtɹi/) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 146,136 at the 2000 census. A suburb of New Orleans, Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were incorporated. The zip codes that serve the community are 70001-70006. The original spelling, Métairie, is the French language term for a tenant farm which paid the landlord with a share of the produce (sharecropping), as this was the main activity of the area in the early 19th century.
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General Information
| Jefferson |
County | 144,620 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Louisiana |
State | 145,562 |
Population (current) |
| 23.0 |
Square Miles of Land | 2.0 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $151,400 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $41,483 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 5,645 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $588,643,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 79,026 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $2,486,745,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
