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Natchitoches Parish
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parish in Louisiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Region
- Central Louisiana
- Founded
- April 10, 1805 ; 221 years ago ( 1805-04-10 )
- Named after
- Natchitoches people
- Parish seat
- Natchitoches
- Largest municipality
- Ashland (area), Natchitoches (population), Campti (population density)
- Incorporated municipalities
- 9 (total) 1 city, 1 town, and 7 villages (located entirely or partially, within parish boundaries)
- Total
- 1,299 sq mi (3,360 km )
- Land
- 1,252 sq mi (3,240 km )
- Water
- 47 sq mi (120 km )
- Percentage
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 36,089
- Rank
- LA : 30th
- Density
- 29.96/sq mi (11.57/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Natchitoches people
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Louisiana
- Contains
- Natchitoches
- Capital
- Natchitoches
- Population
- 37515
- Area
- 3365
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Rapides Parish
- Official website
- www.historicnatchitoches.com
- Image
- Natchitoches Parish Courthouse IMG 2041.JPG
- Households
- 14324
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- Commons category
- Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- topic's main category
- Category:Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- water as percent of area
- 3.6
- native label
- Parish of Natchitoches
- inception
- 1805-04-10
- per capita income
- 20219
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Encyclopedic overview
The Natchitoches Parish Library. Hidden by trees, the Magnolia Plantation is located in the Cane River Creole National Historical Park. Creston Baptist Church is located at the intersections of the highways leading to Ashland, Goldonna, and Readhimer.
Natchitoches Parish (French: Paroisse des Natchitoches or Les Natchitoches) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,515. The parish seat and most populous municipality is Natchitoches, the largest by land area is Ashland, and the most densely populated area is Campti. The parish was formed in 1805.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Natchitoches Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.