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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
East Carroll Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Lake Providence; as of 2010, the county had a population of 7,759.
The original Carroll Parish, before it was divided into "East" and "West" segments, was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Maryland, the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the last surviving signer of the document.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1832 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1832 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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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| 1840 | 4,237
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| 1850 | 8,789
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| 1860 | 18,052
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| 1870 | 10,110
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| 1880 | 12,134
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| 1890 | 12,362
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| 1900 | 11,373
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| 1910 | 11,637
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| 1920 | 11,231
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| 1930 | 15,815
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| 1940 | 19,023
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| 1950 | 16,302
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| 1960 | 14,433
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| 1970 | 12,884
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| 1980 | 11,772
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| 1990 | 9,709
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Research Tips
External links
www.eastcarroll.net/home.htm
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