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Jena, Louisiana
Summary
Jena (ˈdʒiːnə) is a town in, and the parish seat of, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,398 at the 2010 census.
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.
In September 2006, Jena became the focus of national news stories in the United States for a racial controversy involving its school system and a group of students known as the Jena Six.
Jena is at (31.689993, -92.124781) and has an elevation of .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of , all land.
Residents of these rural communities frequent Jena for school, work, and shopping.
Midway
Olla, Louisiana
Jonesville, Louisiana
Trout, Louisiana
Nebo
Summerville
Good Pine
Possum Point
Belah
Fellowship
White Sulphur Springs
Searcy
Whitehall
Rhinehart
This region experiences hot summers with rainy days, with no average monthly temperatures above 92 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jena has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
There are mild winters during which intense rainfall occurs. It has hot, rainy summers with moderate rainfall through all year months.
Snow in Jena is possible in winter months.
Average annual precipitation is . There are on annual average 76 days with measurable precipitation.
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 4,155 people, 1,169 households, and 884 families residing in the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,971 people, 1,135 households, and 749 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,264 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 85.56% White, 12.02% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 1,135 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.
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