Orleans Parish, LA

Headnote
ORLEANS PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, with Lake Pontchartrain on the northwest, Lake Borgne on the southeast, and Mississippi river on the southwest. Area, 160 square miles. Face of the country flat and marshy. Seat of justice, New Orleans. Pop. in 1810, 24,552; in 1820, 41,351; in 1830, 49,826; in 1840, 102,193; in 1850, 119,461. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ORLEANS PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, with Lake Pontchartrain on the northwest, Lake Borgne on the southeast, and Mississippi river on the southwest. Area, 160 square miles. Face of the country flat and marshy. Seat of justice, New Orleans. Pop. in 1810, 24,552; in 1820, 41,351; in 1830, 49,826; in 1840, 102,193; in 1850, 119,461.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 277.
Name Type
Algiers, LA City or Town
New Orleans, LA City or Town
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