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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
Jackson Parish (French: Paroisse de Jackson) is a parish in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,274. The parish seat is Jonesboro. The parish was formed in 1845 from parts of Claiborne, Ouachita, and Union Parishes. In the twentieth century, this part of the state had several small industrial mill towns, such as Jonesboro.
East of Jonesboro is the Jimmie Davis State Park, which includes Caney Lake Reservoir.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1845 | County formed | 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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| 1880 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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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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| 1880 | Probate 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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| 1850 | 5,566
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| 1860 | 9,465
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| 1870 | 7,646
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| 1880 | 5,328
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| 1890 | 7,453
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| 1900 | 9,119
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| 1910 | 13,818
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| 1920 | 14,486
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| 1930 | 13,808
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| 1940 | 17,807
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| 1950 | 15,434
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| 1960 | 15,828
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| 1970 | 15,963
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| 1980 | 17,321
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| 1990 | 15,705
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~lajackso/jacksonIndex.htm
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