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Louisiana St. James Parish
| St. James 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 | Convent | ||||||||
| Courthouse | |||||||||
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| Address | 5800 La Hwy. 44 Convent, LA, 70723 | ||||||||
| Website: www.stjamesla.com | |||||||||
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Parish Courthouse
St. James Parish Courthouse
River Rd, PO Box 106
Convent, LA 70723
Phone: 225.562.7497
Parish Clerk has marriage records from 1846,
divorce, probate and court records from 1809.[1]
History
Parent Parish
1807--St. James Parish was created 31 March 1807 as an original parish.
Parish seat: Convent [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of St. James 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
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 20,197 | ||
| 1910 | 23,009 | 13.9% | |
| 1920 | 21,228 | −7.7% | |
| 1930 | 15,338 | −27.7% | |
| 1940 | 16,596 | 8.2% | |
| 1950 | 15,334 | −7.6% | |
| 1960 | 18,369 | 19.8% | |
| 1970 | 19,733 | 7.4% | |
| 1980 | 21,495 | 8.9% | |
| 1990 | 20,879 | −2.9% | |
| 2000 | 21,216 | 1.6% | |
| Est. 2006 | 21,721 | [2] | 2.4% |
| St. James 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
Family History Centers
Websites
- LAGenWeb - Louisiana State Records
- USGenWeb ~ Records, Maps, Archives and Other Projects
- Family History Library Catalog
- St. James Parish, Louisiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed., St James Parish, Louisiana p 292 (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ United States Census Bureau. "St. James Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22093.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.
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