Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located 45 miles (72 km) east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 U.S. census, and 21,359 at the 2020 population estimates program.
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Hammond
Tangipahoa County, LA
Population
20,239
Walk Score
82 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$899
Median home value
$203,500
Settled
1818
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Hammond Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1980
- Hammond Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2022
- Hammond Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2002
Notable landmarks
- Carter House · listed 1982
- Cate House · listed 1998
- First Christian Church · listed 2017
- Grace Memorial Episcopal Church · listed 1973
- Greater St. James AME Church · listed 2017
- Hammond High School · listed 1996
- Hammond High School Gymnasium · listed 2024
- McGehee Hall, Southeastern Louisiana State University · listed 1985
- McGehee House · listed 1982
- Miller Memorial Library · listed 2017
- Oaks Hotel · listed 1979
- Randal House · listed 2008
- Stevenson House · listed 1982
- Wascom House · listed 2008
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