St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
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[http://www.stlandryparishgovernment.org/ St. Landry Parish Courthouse]<br>Court & Landry Street<br>Opelousas, LA 70570<br>Phone: 337.942.5606 <br><br>Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1808, <br>divorce and court records from 1813 and probate<br>records from 1809.<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., St Landry Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | [http://www.stlandryparishgovernment.org/ St. Landry Parish Courthouse]<br>Court & Landry Street<br>Opelousas, LA 70570<br>Phone: 337.942.5606 <br><br>Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1808, <br>divorce and court records from 1813 and probate<br>records from 1809.<ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed., St Landry Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:15, 15 February 2013
United States 
Louisiana St. Landry Parish
| St. Landry Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
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| Founded | March 31, 1807 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Opelousas | ||||||||
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| Address | 118 South Court Street
Opelousas, LA 70570 | ||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
St. Landry Parish Courthouse
Court & Landry Street
Opelousas, LA 70570
Phone: 337.942.5606
Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1808,
divorce and court records from 1813 and probate
records from 1809.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1807--St. Landry Parish was created 31 March 1807 from Opelousas (Old) Parish.
Parish seat: Opelousas [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. Landry Parish boundary changes. (map also shows parish boundaries for census years)
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
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 52,906 | ||
| 1910 | 66,661 | 26.0% | |
| 1920 | 51,697 | −22.4% | |
| 1930 | 60,074 | 16.2% | |
| 1940 | 71,481 | 19.0% | |
| 1950 | 78,476 | 9.8% | |
| 1960 | 81,493 | 3.8% | |
| 1970 | 80,364 | −1.4% | |
| 1980 | 84,128 | 4.7% | |
| 1990 | 80,331 | −4.5% | |
| 2000 | 87,700 | 9.2% | |
| 2010 | 83,384 | −4.9% | |
| St. Landry Parish Census Data[2] | |||
- 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|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
Websites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., St Landry Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 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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