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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
Iberia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is New Iberia. As of 2000, the population was 73,266. In 2010, the tabulation was 73,240, a decrease of 26 persons over the preceding decade. The parish is nearly one third black.
Iberia Parish is part of the New Iberia Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lafayette–Acadiana Combined Statistical Area.
Iberia, along with Vermilion Parish, is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives by the Republican Simone B. Champagne of Jeanerette. From 2002 to 2007, she was the chief administrative officer for the combined parish and New Iberia government.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1868 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1868 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | 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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| 1870 | 9,042
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| 1880 | 16,676
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| 1890 | 20,997
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| 1900 | 29,015
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| 1910 | 31,262
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| 1920 | 26,855
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| 1930 | 28,192
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| 1940 | 37,183
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| 1950 | 40,059
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| 1960 | 51,657
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| 1970 | 57,397
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| 1980 | 63,752
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| 1990 | 68,297
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Research Tips
External links
www.intersurf.com/~johnhanr/iberia.htm
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