Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
IBERVILLE PARISH, situated toward the southeastern part of Louisiana, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area, 350 square miles. Face of the country flat; soil rich, but generally subject to inundation. Seat of justice, Plaquemine. Pop. in 1810, 2,679; in 1820, 4,414; in 1830, 7,049; in 1840, 8,495; in 1850, 12,216. (Fanning's, 1853)