Catahoula Parish
Also known as Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, Calahoula Parish, Louisiana
parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Founded
- March 23, 1808
- Named after
- Tensas word for big, clear lake
- Seat
- Harrisonburg
- Largest town
- Jonesville
- Total
- 739 sq mi (1,910 km )
- Land
- 708 sq mi (1,830 km )
- Water
- 31 sq mi (80 km ) 4.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,223
- Density
- 12.6/sq mi (4.86/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
Catahoula Parish (French: Paroisse de Catahoula) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,906. Its seat is Harrisonburg, on the Ouachita River. The parish was formed in 1808, shortly after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
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