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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
St. Landry Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 83,384. The parish seat is Opelousas. The parish was established in 1807.
St. Landry Parish comprises the Opelousas, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), which is also included in the Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA Combined Statistical Area. It is at the heart of Creole and Cajun culture and heritage in Louisiana.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 5,048
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| 1820 | 10,085
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| 1830 | 12,591
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| 1840 | 15,233
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| 1850 | 22,253
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| 1860 | 23,104
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| 1870 | 25,553
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| 1880 | 40,004
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| 1890 | 40,250
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| 1900 | 52,906
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| 1910 | 66,661
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| 1920 | 51,697
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| 1930 | 60,074
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| 1940 | 71,481
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| 1950 | 78,476
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| 1960 | 81,493
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| 1970 | 80,364
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| 1980 | 84,128
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| 1990 | 80,331
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