St. Bernard Parish (French: Paroisse de Saint-Bernard; Spanish:
Parroquia de San Bernardo) is a parish located in the U.S. state of
Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,897. The
parish seat and largest community is Chalmette. The parish was formed
in 1807.St. Bernard Parish is part of the New Orleansâ€"Metairie, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish is located southeast of New
Orleans and comprises the Chandeleur Islands and Chandeleur Sound in
the east. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county (parish) in
the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S. Census Bureau, but it
is only half as populated as it was in 2005. In 2018, its population
was estimated to be 46,721.St. Bernard Parish contains a large
community of Spanish descent. Sometimes referred to informally as
"Spanish Cajuns", the Isleños are descended from Canary Islanders.
This linguistically isolated group eventually developed its own
dialect. The Isleños settled along Bayou Terre aux Boeufs, a relict
distributary bayou of the Mississippi River. According to Dumont de
Montigny, who was in Louisiana from 1719 to 1738, Terre aux BÅ"ufs
(bÅ"uf is 'steer' or 'ox' in French, thus Terre aux BÅ"ufs means 'land
of oxen') was named in that period, presumably due to the presence of
domestic or feral cattle there, and not because of bison (bison in
French). This settlement was called La Concepción and Nueva Gálvez
by Spanish officials, but was also called Tierra de Bueyes (Spanish
for 'land of oxen'). Saint Bernard, the patron saint of colonial
governor Bernardo de Gálvez, was used in documents to identify the
area.St. Bernard Parish is also home to the earliest Filipino
community in the United States, Saint Malo, Louisiana.
Parroquia de San Bernardo) is a parish located in the U.S. state of
Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,897. The
parish seat and largest community is Chalmette. The parish was formed
in 1807.St. Bernard Parish is part of the New Orleansâ€"Metairie, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish is located southeast of New
Orleans and comprises the Chandeleur Islands and Chandeleur Sound in
the east. It has been ranked the fastest-growing county (parish) in
the United States from 2007 to 2008 by the U.S. Census Bureau, but it
is only half as populated as it was in 2005. In 2018, its population
was estimated to be 46,721.St. Bernard Parish contains a large
community of Spanish descent. Sometimes referred to informally as
"Spanish Cajuns", the Isleños are descended from Canary Islanders.
This linguistically isolated group eventually developed its own
dialect. The Isleños settled along Bayou Terre aux Boeufs, a relict
distributary bayou of the Mississippi River. According to Dumont de
Montigny, who was in Louisiana from 1719 to 1738, Terre aux BÅ"ufs
(bÅ"uf is 'steer' or 'ox' in French, thus Terre aux BÅ"ufs means 'land
of oxen') was named in that period, presumably due to the presence of
domestic or feral cattle there, and not because of bison (bison in
French). This settlement was called La Concepción and Nueva Gálvez
by Spanish officials, but was also called Tierra de Bueyes (Spanish
for 'land of oxen'). Saint Bernard, the patron saint of colonial
governor Bernardo de Gálvez, was used in documents to identify the
area.St. Bernard Parish is also home to the earliest Filipino
community in the United States, Saint Malo, Louisiana.
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