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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
Franklin Parish is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,767. The parish seat is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1843 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | 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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| 1850 | 3,251
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| 1860 | 6,162
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| 1870 | 5,078
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| 1880 | 6,495
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| 1890 | 6,900
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| 1900 | 8,890
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| 1910 | 11,989
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| 1920 | 24,100
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| 1930 | 30,530
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| 1940 | 32,382
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| 1950 | 29,376
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| 1960 | 26,088
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| 1970 | 23,946
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| 1980 | 24,141
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| 1990 | 22,387
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Note: Catahoula, Madison, Ouachita
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lafrankl/
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