Headnote

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, situated in the central part of Louisiana, with Mississippi river on the east and the Red on the west. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil fertile, but mostly subject to inundation. Seat of justice, West Baton Rouge. Pop. in 1820, 2,335; in 1830, 3,084; in 1840, 4,638; in 1850, 6,270. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH, situated in the central part of Louisiana, with Mississippi river on the east and the Red on the west. Area, 700 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil fertile, but mostly subject to inundation. Seat of justice, West Baton Rouge. Pop. in 1820, 2,335; in 1830, 3,084; in 1840, 4,638; in 1850, 6,270.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 383.
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