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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, created in 1844. The parish seat is Abbeville. Vermilion Parish is part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area, and located in southern Acadiana. At the 2010 U.S. census, the population was 57,999; the 2019 American Community Survey estimated its population was 59,865.
In the past several decades, much of the southern portion of the parish has been swept away by water erosion, especially after Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1844 | 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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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1885 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1885 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1885 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1885 | 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 | 3,409
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1860 | 4,324
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1870 | 4,528
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1880 | 8,728
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1890 | 14,234
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1900 | 20,705
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1910 | 26,390
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1920 | 26,482
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1930 | 33,684
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1940 | 37,750
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1950 | 36,929
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1960 | 38,855
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1970 | 43,071
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1980 | 48,458
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1990 | 50,055
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Research Tips
External links
www.vermilion.org/
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