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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
Tensas Parish is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,252, making it the least populous parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Joseph. The name Tensas is derived from the Taensa people. The parish was founded in 1843.
Though the 56 percent black population is large in comparison to most other parishes; Tensas Parish, a century earlier in the 1910 census had 15,614 African Americans (92 percent) and only 1,446 whites (8 percent). In 1940, there were 11,194 blacks (70 percent) and 4,746 whites (30 percent).
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 | 9,040
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| 1860 | 16,078
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| 1870 | 12,419
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| 1880 | 17,815
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| 1890 | 16,647
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| 1900 | 19,070
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| 1910 | 17,060
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| 1920 | 12,085
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| 1930 | 15,096
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| 1940 | 15,940
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| 1950 | 13,209
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| 1960 | 11,796
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| 1970 | 9,732
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| 1980 | 8,525
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| 1990 | 7,103
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~latensas/
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