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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
Tangipahoa Parish (French: Paroisse de Tangipahoa) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. The parish seat is Amite City, but the major city is Hammond. As of 2006, the population was 113,137. Tangipahoa comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of corn" or "those who gather corn."
The Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Tangipahoa Parish.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1869 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | 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 | 7,928
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| 1880 | 9,638
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| 1890 | 12,655
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| 1900 | 17,625
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| 1910 | 29,160
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| 1920 | 31,440
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| 1930 | 46,227
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| 1940 | 45,519
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| 1950 | 53,218
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| 1960 | 59,434
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| 1970 | 65,875
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| 1980 | 80,698
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| 1990 | 85,709
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Research Tips
External links
www.tangicouncil.com/
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