Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
SAINT HELENA PARISH, situated on the north boundary of the southeast section of Louisiana. Area, 1,700 square miles. Soil, generally sterile. Seat of justice, Greensburgh. Pop. in 1800, 2,970; in 1820, 3,026; in 1830, 4,027; in 1840, 3,525; in 1850, 4,561. (Fanning's, 1853)