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1 of Woodmere’s places is on the National Register

More historic than 18% of U.S. towns · #116 of 161 in Louisiana. What drives it

Most of Woodmere was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 2000.

1on the National Register
0.2%homes built before 1940
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About Woodmere’s history

How historic is Woodmere?

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More historic than 18% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
History grade

What drives Woodmere’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Woodmere is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #116 of 161 in Louisiana. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Woodmere’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.2% of homes (±0.4) · typical LA town 3.4% · U.S. 8.4%DNational Register1 listing, 0.8 per 10,000 residents · typical LA town 3.8 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 18%
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Louisiana towns of 2,500+ (161)Ahead of 28%

Louisiana towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Louisiana town has 3.8 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Woodmere’s 0.8 sits near the middle of its state (43% of Louisiana towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.4 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Woodmere’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodmere are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18918 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1992. Watch Woodmere change.A National Historic Landmark1 place on the National Register, including St. Patrick's Church, a National Historic Landmark.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodmere’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Woodmere on the map, 1891 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Woodmere. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Woodmere on the 1891 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1932 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1940 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1951 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1966 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1972 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1989 USGS mapWoodmere on the 1992 USGS map1891New Orleans sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Woodmere.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Woodmere

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

place listed
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National Historic Landmark
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St. Patrick's Church
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1974
St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's Church★
Buildings★ landmark

Architectural styles listings

Gothic Revival1
★ Landmark
St. Patrick's ChurchGothic Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Woodmere, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Woodmere yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Woodmere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,080 at the 2010 census, and 11,238 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 12,080 to 11,238 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Woodmere, decade by decade

Today3 recent
Xy's Garden at2022Xy's Garden atLittle Green Frog2022Little Green FrogLAMap-doton-Woodmere2004LAMap-doton-Woodmere
People over time

Woodmere, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020002020Peak: 13,058

Between 11,238 and 13,058 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Woodmere’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Belle ChasseIts storyD−EstelleIts storyD−HarveyIts storyC

Questions about Woodmere’s history

How does Woodmere rank for history?

Woodmere is more historic than 18% of U.S. towns, #116 of 161 in Louisiana. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Woodmere?

One place: the St. Patrick's Church (listed 1974).

How old are the homes in Woodmere?

0.2% of Woodmere’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.4% for a Louisiana town; the median home was built in 1981.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.