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Louisiana Jefferson Parish
Guide to Jefferson Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |||||||||
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 Location in the state of Louisiana | |||||||||
 Location of Louisiana in the U.S. | |||||||||
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| Founded | February 11, 1825 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Gretna | ||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
Jefferson Parish Courthouse
200 Derbigny Street
Gretna, LA 70053
Phone: 504.364.2800
Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1863, divorce, probate, and court records from 1825 and land records from 1827.[1]
History
Parent Parish
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Jefferson 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 | 15,321 | ||
| 1910 | 18,247 | 19.1% | |
| 1920 | 21,563 | 18.2% | |
| 1930 | 40,032 | 85.7% | |
| 1940 | 50,427 | 26.0% | |
| 1950 | 103,873 | 106.0% | |
| 1960 | 208,769 | 101.0% | |
| 1970 | 337,568 | 61.7% | |
| 1980 | 454,592 | 34.7% | |
| 1990 | 448,306 | −1.4% | |
| 2000 | 455,466 | 1.6% | |
| 2010 | 432,552 | −5.0% | |
| Jefferson 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 ~ information on.
Taxation
Vital Records
Louisiana Records and Statistics Information ~ where and how to order information.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Websites
- Jefferson Parish website
- Jefferson Parish - USGenWeb
- City of Gretna website
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Louisiana Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project *Family History Library Catalog
- Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Jefferson Parish, Louisiana p 291 (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 2007-06-12.
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