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Assumption Parish
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parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Named after
- Assumption Catholic Parish
- Seat
- Napoleonville
- Largest community
- Pierre Part
- Total
- 365 sq mi (950 km )
- Land
- 339 sq mi (880 km )
- Water
- 26 sq mi (67 km ) 7.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,720
- Density
- 62.1/sq mi (24.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional districts
- 2nd , 6th
- Website
- www .assumptionla .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Assumption Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Assomption, Spanish: Parroquia de la Asunción) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,039. Its parish seat is Napoleonville. Assumption Parish was established in 1807, as one of the original parishes of the Territory of Orleans.
Assumption Parish is one of the twenty-two Acadiana parishes. Its major product is sugar cane. In proportion to its area, Assumption Parish produces the most sugar of any parish of Louisiana.
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