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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. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington.
The population was 233,740 at the 2010 census, up from 191,268 in 2000. Most new residents are thought to have come from St. Bernard Parish. St. Tammany Parish is one of the fastest-growing parishes in the state, along with Livingston and Ascension.
St. Tammany Parish is colloquially referred to as part of the "Northshore" or "North Shore" throughout metropolitan New Orleans, owing to its location on Lake Pontchartrain. It is the most affluent parish in the metro area, has a system of public schools, and is the most politically conservative parish in the New Orleans region.
The Moon Handbooks New Orleans: Including Cajun Country and the River Road, published in 2007, stated that people wanting to live in proximity to New Orleans without living in New Orleans will probably cause the population of St. Tammany Parish to increase.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1810 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | 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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| 1820 | 1,723
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| 1830 | 2,864
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| 1840 | 4,598
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| 1850 | 6,364
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| 1860 | 5,406
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| 1870 | 5,586
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| 1880 | 6,887
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| 1890 | 10,160
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| 1900 | 13,335
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| 1910 | 18,917
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| 1920 | 20,645
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| 1930 | 20,929
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| 1940 | 23,624
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| 1950 | 26,988
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| 1960 | 38,643
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| 1970 | 63,585
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| 1980 | 110,869
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| 1990 | 144,508
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lasttamm/
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