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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
Caddo Parish (French: Paroisse de Caddo) is a parish located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 237,848. The parish seat is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River; the city of Shreveport is the economic and cultural center for the tri-state region of the Ark-La-Tex containing Caddo Parish. Caddo Parish is included in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 5,282
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| 1850 | 8,884
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| 1860 | 12,140
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| 1870 | 21,714
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| 1880 | 26,296
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| 1890 | 31,555
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| 1900 | 44,499
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| 1910 | 58,200
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| 1920 | 83,265
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| 1930 | 124,670
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| 1940 | 150,203
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| 1950 | 176,547
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| 1960 | 223,859
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| 1970 | 230,184
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| 1980 | 252,358
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| 1990 | 248,253
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Research Tips
External links
www.caddo.org/parish_comm.cFm
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