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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Acadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Crowley. According to the 2010 census, the population of Acadia Parish is 61,773. The parish was founded from parts of St. Landry Parish in 1886, and later an election was held to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes.
Acadia Parish makes up the entire Crowley Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as part of the Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1886 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1886 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1890 | 13,231
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| 1900 | 23,483
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| 1910 | 31,847
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| 1920 | 34,820
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| 1930 | 39,326
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| 1940 | 46,260
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| 1950 | 47,050
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| 1960 | 49,931
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| 1970 | 52,109
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| 1980 | 56,427
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| 1990 | 55,882
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