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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Vernon Parish (French: Paroisse de Vernon) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,334. The parish seat is Leesville. Bordered on the west by the Sabine River, the parish was founded in 1871 during the Reconstruction era.
It was long a center of the timber industry, which harvested pine in the hills and bottomland hardwoods. Construction of a railway to the area in 1897 stimulated marketing of lumber and businesses in the area.
Since World War II, Fort Polk has been most important to the parish economy. The population of the Leesville area rapidly increased fivefold after the fort was opened. Vernon Parish is part of the Fort Polk South, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the DeRidder-Fort Polk South, LA 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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