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| Name | Ouachita |
| Alt names | Ouachita | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | Parish |
| Coordinates | 32.483°N 92.15°W |
| Located in | Louisiana, United States |
| See also | Caldwell, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | East Carroll, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morehouse, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Richland, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Union, Louisiana, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Ouachita Parish (French: Paroisse d'Ouachita) is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. The parish seat is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807.
Ouachita Parish is part of the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located here is Watson Brake, the oldest indigenous earthwork mound complex in North America. It was built around 3500 BCE, making it older than the Ancient Egyptian pyramids or Britain's Stonehenge. It is on privately owned land and not available for public viewing.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1805 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1805 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1805 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1805 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | County formed | 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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| 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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| 1810 | 1,077
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| 1820 | 2,896
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| 1830 | 5,140
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| 1840 | 4,640
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| 1850 | 5,008
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| 1860 | 4,727
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| 1870 | 11,582
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| 1880 | 14,685
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| 1890 | 17,985
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| 1900 | 20,947
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| 1910 | 25,830
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| 1920 | 30,319
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| 1930 | 54,337
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| 1940 | 59,168
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| 1950 | 74,713
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| 1960 | 101,663
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| 1970 | 115,387
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| 1980 | 139,241
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| 1990 | 142,191
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Note: Also spelled Washita
Research Tips
External links
www.bayou.com/~suelynn/ouachita.html
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