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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
St. Mary Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,650. The parish seat is Franklin. The parish was created in 1811.
St. Mary Parish comprises the Morgan City, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1800 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1811 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | 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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| 1830 | 6,442
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| 1840 | 8,950
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| 1850 | 13,697
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| 1860 | 16,816
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| 1870 | 13,860
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| 1880 | 19,891
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| 1890 | 22,416
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| 1900 | 34,145
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| 1910 | 39,368
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| 1920 | 30,754
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| 1930 | 29,397
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| 1940 | 31,458
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| 1950 | 35,848
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| 1960 | 48,833
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| 1970 | 60,752
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| 1980 | 64,253
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| 1990 | 58,086
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Research Tips
External links
www.parish.st-mary.la.us/
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