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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. 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.
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).
The list of Louisiana parishes by French-speaking population was created from the 2000 United States census. [1] The Census Bureau collects data on languages spoken at home by inhabitants of Louisiana five years of age or more. Responses "French" and "Cajun" are included. In 2010, statewide, out of a population 5 years and older of 4,152,122 ...
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.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.