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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
DeSoto Parish (French: Paroisse DeSoto) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its seat is Mansfield. In the 2010 census, the parish population was 32,000
DeSoto Parish is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | 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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| 1850 | 8,023
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| 1860 | 13,298
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| 1870 | 14,962
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| 1880 | 15,603
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| 1890 | 19,860
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| 1900 | 25,063
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| 1910 | 27,689
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| 1920 | 29,376
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| 1930 | 31,016
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| 1940 | 31,803
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| 1950 | 24,398
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| 1960 | 24,248
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| 1970 | 22,764
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| 1980 | 25,727
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| 1990 | 25,346
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lasdesoto/
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