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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
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was originally the northern part of Lafourche Interior Parish, which consisted of the present parishes of Lafourche and Terrebonne. The parish seat is Thibodaux. In 2010, its population was 96,318.
Lafourche Parish is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The state-recognized Native American Houma Tribe lives in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1807 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1808 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1930 | 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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| 1810 | 1,995
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| 1820 | 3,755
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| 1830 | 5,503
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| 1840 | 7,303
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| 1850 | 9,532
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| 1860 | 14,044
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| 1870 | 14,719
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| 1880 | 19,113
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| 1890 | 22,095
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| 1900 | 28,882
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| 1910 | 33,111
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| 1920 | 30,344
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| 1930 | 32,419
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| 1940 | 38,615
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| 1950 | 42,209
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| 1960 | 55,381
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| 1970 | 68,941
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| 1980 | 82,483
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| 1990 | 85,860
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Research Tips
External links
www.lapage.com/parishes/lafou.htm
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