Tensas Parish | |
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![]() Tensas Parish Courthouse at St. Joseph | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
![]() Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°00′N 91°20′W / 32°N 91.33°W | |
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Founded | March 17, 1843 |
Named for | Taensa people |
Seat | St. Joseph |
Largest town | Newellton |
Area | |
• Total | 641 sq mi (1,660 km2) |
• Land | 603 sq mi (1,560 km2) |
• Water | 38 sq mi (100 km2) 6.0% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,147 |
• Density | 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | louisiana |
Tensas Parish (French: Paroisse des Tensas) is a parish located in the northeastern section of the State of Louisiana; its eastern border is the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,147.[1] It is the least populated parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Joseph.[2] The name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people.[3] The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal.[4]
The parish was developed for cotton agriculture, which dominated the economy through the early 20th century. There has also been some cattle ranching in the 1930s and timber extraction.
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