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Louisiana Ouachita Parish
Guide to Ouachita Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | April 10, 1805 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Monroe | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 300 St John Street Monroe, LA 71201 | ||||||||
| Website: oppj.org | |||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Ouachita Parish Courthouse
300 St John Street
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone: 318.327.1444
Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1800’s,
divorce, court and probate records from 1900,
land records from 1790’s and some military records.[1]
History
Parent Parish
1805--Ouachita Parish was created 10 April 1805 as an original parish.
Parish seat: Monroe [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Ouachita Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
To view the vast majority of Cemetery Listings for Ouachita (Pronounced Wash-taw) Parish visit http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/cemetery.htm
Census
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 20,947 | ||
| 1910 | 25,830 | 23.3% | |
| 1920 | 30,319 | 17.4% | |
| 1930 | 54,337 | 79.2% | |
| 1940 | 59,168 | 8.9% | |
| 1950 | 74,713 | 26.3% | |
| 1960 | 101,663 | 36.1% | |
| 1970 | 115,387 | 13.5% | |
| 1980 | 139,241 | 20.7% | |
| 1990 | 142,191 | 2.1% | |
| 2000 | 147,250 | 3.6% | |
| Est. 2006 | 149,259 | [2] | 1.4% |
| Ouachita Parish Census Data[3] | |||
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Family Maps of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Ouachita Parish, Louisiana p 291 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Ouachita Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22073.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
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