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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
Allen Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Oberlin. As of the 2000 census, the population was 25,440. Allen Parish is in southwestern Louisiana, southwest of Alexandria.
Allen Parish is named for former Confederate States Army general and Governor of Louisiana Henry Watkins Allen. It was separated in 1912 from the larger Calcasieu Parish to the southwest.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1886 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1912 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1913 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1920 | 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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| 1920 | 18,382
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| 1930 | 15,261
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| 1940 | 17,540
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| 1950 | 18,835
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| 1960 | 19,867
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| 1970 | 20,794
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| 1980 | 21,390
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| 1990 | 21,226
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~laan/
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