Statehood: April 30, 1812 Living in LA Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Louisiana has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1930 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1940 census will be available on April 1, 2012. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 76,556 1820 153,407 1830 215,739 1840 352,411 1850 517,762 1860 708,002
1870 726,915 1880 939,946 1890 1,118,588 1900 1,381,625 1910 1,656,388 1920 1,798,509 1930 2,101,593 1940 2,363,880


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Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934 LDS Searchable Database
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875; 1894-1954 LDS Searchable Database
Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906 LDS Searchable Database
Louisiana War of 1812 Pension Lists LDS Searchable Database
Louisiana, Eastern Dist. Naturalization Petitions, 1838-1861 LDS Searchable Database
State of Louisiana Vital Records Official State of Louisiana Site
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Atlas of Historical County Boundaries Interactive Research Tool
Ellis Island Searchable Passenger Database
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Today
If you still have family living in Louisiana today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Kenner, Lafayette, Lake Charles, New Orleans or Shreveport. Chances are their ancestors came from France, Africa, England, Spain or Wales. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Louisiana, like Albemarle, Entergy, Oschner Clinic Foundation, Shaw Group or Superior Energy Services. Some of them may enjoy eating Beignets or crawfish. They probably root for the New Orleans Saints or Hornets, Atlanta Braves, LSU Tigers or the Green Wave.
Many Louisians enjoy listening to jazz or attending Mardi Gras.

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