Headnote
SAINT JAMES PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area, 250 square miles. Seat of justice, Bringiers. Pop. in 1820, 5,660; in 1830, 7,646; in 1840, 8,548; in 1850, 11,098. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Saint James Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
SAINT JAMES PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area, 250 square miles. Seat of justice, Bringiers. Pop. in 1820, 5,660; in 1830, 7,646; in 1840, 8,548; in 1850, 11,098.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 320.
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