| Eden Isle, Louisiana | |
| Other Name: | Eden Isles |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Louisiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
| Subdivision Name2: | St. Tammany |
| Pushpin Map: | Louisiana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Eden Isle in Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | 30.2242°N -89.8003°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.98 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.98 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 7782 |
| Population Density Km2: | 989.42 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2562.40 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 985 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 22-22722 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.87 |
| Area Water Km2: | 5.12 |
Eden Isle is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain. The population was 7,041 at the 2010 census,[2] and 7,782 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The area is a residential community with homes built on a system of canals connecting to eastern Lake Pontchartrain, which also includes businesses along the Interstate-10 corridor as well as restaurants and marina services within the residential section.
Eden Isle is located at (30.224116, -89.800390).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.8km2, of which 8.4km2 is land and 2.5km2, or 22.82%, is water.[4]
The area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.
Originally, the land was a marsh with a canal and levee bordering a pine forest behind Salmen High School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and School. The marsh was drained and filled over a period of several years prior to the development of the community.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,778 | 74.25% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 862 | 11.08% | |
| Native American | 27 | 0.35% | |
| Asian | 320 | 4.11% | |
| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.04% | |
| Other/Mixed | 313 | 4.02% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 479 | 6.16% |
It is within St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.[5]
The community is zoned to Abney Elementary School,[6] St. Tammany Junior High School,[7] and Salmen High School.[8]
St. Tammany Parish is within the service areas of two community colleges: Northshore Technical Community College and Delgado Community College.[9]
