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Revision as of 00:56, 15 February 2013
United States 
Louisiana Lafayette Parish
| Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | January 17, 1852 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Lafayette | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Website: www.lafayetteparishclerk.com | |||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Lafayette Parish Courthouse
PO Box 4508
Lafayette, LA 70502-4508
Phone: 337.291.6400
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1823.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1823--Lafayette Parish was created 17 January 1823 from St. Martin and Attakapas, Discontinued 17 Apr 1811, Parishes.
Parish seat: Lafayette [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lafayette Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
Resources
African American
- Louisiana African American Griots Project ~ USGenWeb Project
- Afrigeneas - African Ancestored Genealogy
Cemeteries
- LA Tombstone Transcription Project ~ partial records and photos ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
- Interment.net ~ LA cemetery records by county
- African American Cemeteries ~ listing by county
- FindaGrave.com ~ cemetery records with search by cemetery, by surname
Individual cemeteries:
- St. John's Cemetery, Lafayette BillionGraves
Census
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 22,825 | ||
| 1910 | 28,733 | 25.9% | |
| 1920 | 30,841 | 7.3% | |
| 1930 | 38,827 | 25.9% | |
| 1940 | 43,941 | 13.2% | |
| 1950 | 57,743 | 31.4% | |
| 1960 | 84,656 | 46.6% | |
| 1970 | 109,716 | 29.6% | |
| 1980 | 150,017 | 36.7% | |
| 1990 | 164,762 | 9.8% | |
| 2000 | 190,503 | 15.6% | |
| Est. 2008 | 211,000 | [2] | 10.8% |
| Lafayette Parish Census Data[3] | |||
- Louisiana Census Images ~ USGenWeb Census Images Project
Church
- Louisiana Historical Church Information
- Directory of Churches in Louisiana ~ by city ~ Church Angel
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- USGW Digital Map Collection ~ USGenWeb Project
Military
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Lafayette Parish.
- April 17, 1863 = Vermillion Bayou[4]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Louisiana.
Louisiana Military History Online
Newspapers
- Louisiana Newspaper List ~ listing by name/parish ~ USNPL
- Louisiana Newspaper ~ listing ~ Newslink
Probate
Louisiana Probate Records ~ information on.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
- Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., LaFayette Parish, Louisiana p 291 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Lafayette Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22055.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.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 8 August, 2012)
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