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In 1838, Caddo Parish was created from Natchitoches, as were Madison and Caldwell parishes in the east. In 1839, Union Parish was formed from Ouachita, and Calcasieu was formed from St. Landry in 1840. Five parishes were created in 1843: Bossier, DeSoto, Franklin, Sabine, and Tensas.
Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, and 304 cities, towns, and villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population. [1]
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Category:Louisiana parishes. Category. : Louisiana parishes. Parishes in Louisiana are the equivalent of counties in other U.S. states. For church buildings or congregations see Category:Churches in Louisiana. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parishes of Louisiana. Louisiana has 64 parishes.
In 1971, the Louisiana State Legislature officially recognized 22 Louisiana parishes and "other parishes of similar cultural environment" for their "strong French Acadian cultural aspects". [13] It made "The Heart of Acadiana" the official name of the region, although the term Acadiana is the more common name for the region. [ 14 ]
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan. [1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).
Winnfield, Louisiana. Winnsboro, Louisiana. Categories: Louisiana parishes. County seats of the United States. Geography of Louisiana. Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Category:Cities in Louisiana by parish. Category. : Cities in Louisiana by parish. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cities in Louisiana. It includes cities that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category. Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories.