1900 Census, Surname Index, introduction, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Compiled and submitted to the USGenweb by James M. Perrin, Aug. 1999
Prepared by Kay Rhett

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1900 CENSUS

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA

AN INDEX OF ALL SURNAMES LISTED ON THE 1900 CENSUS

BY:  James M. Perrin
Copyright April 1982

FOREWORD

     In indexing the 1900 census report for Tangipahoa Parish, the author has
attempted to create an accurate and useful tool for historians and genealogists.
Because several different census takers recorded the population data for the parish,
there are many varieties of script and spelling on the original document.  Readers
are advised to check for alternate spellings of surnames.  Since there were usually
one hundred entries on each printed page, there may be more than one listing for a
certain name on a page.  If any errors are found in this index, please contact
the author so that corrections can be included in future additions.

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUSIIANA

     Newest of the Florida Parishes, Tangipahoa Parish is located in the center of
southeastern Louisiana.  The parish was formed in 1869 from the eastern parts of
St. Helena and Livingston parishes and from the western portions of Washington and
St. Tammany parishes.
     Settlement in the area which was to become Tangipahoa Parish was very slow
until the construction of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern railroad line
in the 1850's.  Soon after the completion of the railroad line, small towns began to
develop where roads crossed the railroad tracks.  The destruction caused by the Civil
War and the economic disruption of the reconstruction period were followed by
increased prosperity in the 1880's and 1890's.  An influx of families from the
Midwest took place in the 1890's, with many of the families settling in the new town
of Hammond.  In the 1890's and the opening years of the twentieth century, many
Italian families moved into the parish, settling in the area around the town of
Indenpendence.  In 1900, the main occupations in Tangipahoa Parish were farming,
lumbering, and working for the railroad.  The parish has shown a steady growth since
1900.  The population of the parish in 1982 is about 80,000 persons.
1901.
     Tangipahoa Parish was divided into eight wards in 1900.  Page numbers from
the census for the various wards, along with some population data is included below.

WARD          PAGE NUMBERS              POPULATION IN 1900          NOTES

ONE            146-172                     2,642              Includes the towns of
                                                              Kentwood and Tangipahoa

TWO            173-188                     1,583

THREE          189-222                     3,180              Includes the towns of
                                                              Roseland and Amite

FOUR           223-240                     1,764

FIVE           241-256                     1,515

SIX            257-282                     1,994              Includes the town of
                                                              Independence

SEVEN          288-334                     4,503              Includes the towns of
                                                              Hammond and Ponchatoula

EIGHT          283-287                       445
                             TOTAL        17,626