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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
Tangipahoa Parish (; French: Paroisse de Tangipahoa) is a parish located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 121,097. The parish seat is Amite City, while the largest city is Hammond. Southeastern Louisiana University is located in Hammond. Lake Pontchartrain borders the southeast side of the parish.
The name Tangipahoa comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of corn" or "those who gather corn." The parish was organized in 1869 during Reconstruction.
Tangipahoa Parish comprises the Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area. It is one of what are called the Florida Parishes, at one time part of West Florida.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1869 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | 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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| 1870 | 7,928
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| 1880 | 9,638
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| 1890 | 12,655
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| 1900 | 17,625
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| 1910 | 29,160
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| 1920 | 31,440
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| 1930 | 46,227
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| 1940 | 45,519
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| 1950 | 53,218
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| 1960 | 59,434
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| 1970 | 65,875
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| 1980 | 80,698
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| 1990 | 85,709
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Tangipahoa County, Louisiana, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.tangicouncil.com/
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