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Louisiana Tangipahoa Parish
Guide to Tangipahoa Parish Louisiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Tangipahoa 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 6, 1869 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Amite | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 100 N Bay St. Amite, LA 70422 | ||||||||
| Website: www.tangipahoa.org | |||||||||
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Contents |
Parish Courthouse
Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse
110 N Bay Street;
Amite, LA 70422-0215
Phone: 985.748.8015
Parish Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1869.[1]
History
Parent Parish
- 1869--Tangipahoa Parish was created 6 March 1869 from Livingston, St. Tammany, St. Helena, and Washington Parishes.
Parish seat: Amite [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Tangipahoa Parish boundary changes.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Parishes or Counties
- Amite County, Mississippi
- Livingston
- Pike County, Mississippi
- St. Helena
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Tammany
- Washington
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
- St. Dominic's Catholic Church Cemetery BillionGraves. On Hwy 445, rural Tangipahoa Parish.
Census
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
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| 1900 | 17,625 | ||
| 1910 | 29,160 | 65.4% | |
| 1920 | 31,440 | 7.8% | |
| 1930 | 46,227 | 47.0% | |
| 1940 | 45,519 | −1.5% | |
| 1950 | 53,218 | 16.9% | |
| 1960 | 59,434 | 11.7% | |
| 1970 | 65,875 | 10.8% | |
| 1980 | 80,698 | 22.5% | |
| 1990 | 85,709 | 6.2% | |
| 2000 | 100,588 | 17.4% | |
| Est. 2006 | 113,137 | [2] | 12.5% |
| Tangipahoa 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
- Family Maps of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
- 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
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana p 293 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Tangipahoa Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22105.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.. Hurricane Katrina,which in 2005 wreaked severe damage east and south of Tangipahoa Parish, caused a surge in immigration from the Greater New Orleans area.
- ↑ 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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