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Area code225 Wikidata

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Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
483Population
5.3 sq miArea
20 ftElevation

Convent (French: Couvent) is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States. It has been the parish seat since 1869. It is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Convent had a population of 483. The 2018 median household income was $52,292 above the state's average.

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