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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
Vernon Parish (French: Paroisse de Vernon) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Leesville and in the 2010 census the population was 52,334, a decline of 197 persons from the 2000 tabulation of 52,531. The parish is 78 percent white.
Vernon Parish is part of the Fort Polk South Micropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Fort Polk South–DeRidder Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1871 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | 5,160
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| 1890 | 5,903
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| 1900 | 10,327
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| 1910 | 17,384
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| 1920 | 20,493
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| 1930 | 20,047
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| 1940 | 19,142
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| 1950 | 18,974
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| 1960 | 18,301
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| 1970 | 53,794
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| 1980 | 53,475
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| 1990 | 61,961
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~labernon/
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