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Louisiana St. Charles Parish
| St. Charles Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | March 31, 1807 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Hahnville | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 15045 River Road Hahnville, LA 70057 | ||||||||
| Website: www.stcharlesgov.net | |||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
St. Charles Parish Courthouse
PO Box 302;
Hahnville, LA 70057-0302
Phone: 985.783.6632
Parish Clerk has marriage, probate, land and court records.[1]
History
Parent Parish
1807--St. Charles Parish was created 31 March 1807 from German Coast County, Discontinued 31 Mar. 1807.
Parish seat: Hahnville [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. Charles 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
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 9,072 | ||
| 1910 | 11,207 | 23.5% | |
| 1920 | 8,586 | −23.4% | |
| 1930 | 12,111 | 41.1% | |
| 1940 | 12,321 | 1.7% | |
| 1950 | 13,363 | 8.5% | |
| 1960 | 21,219 | 58.8% | |
| 1970 | 29,550 | 39.3% | |
| 1980 | 37,259 | 26.1% | |
| 1990 | 42,437 | 13.9% | |
| 2000 | 48,072 | 13.3% | |
| Est. 2006 | 52,761 | [2] | 9.8% |
| St. Charles 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
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
Websites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- St. Charles Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., St Charles Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "St. Charles Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22089.html. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
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