Headnote
SAINT CHARLES PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, with Lake Pontchartrain on north, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area, 512 square miles. Seat of Justice, Saint Charles c. h. Pop. in 1820, 3,862; in 1830, 5,107; in 1840, 4,700; in 5,120. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

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

Gazetteer/Almanac
SAINT CHARLES PARISH, situated in the southeast part of Louisiana, with Lake Pontchartrain on north, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area, 512 square miles. Seat of Justice, Saint Charles c. h. Pop. in 1820, 3,862; in 1830, 5,107; in 1840, 4,700; in 5,120.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 318.
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