1850 Counties of  Louisiana

    in area Courts held at Pop in 1850
Ascension Parish, LA southeast part, crossed by Mississippi river (blank) Donaldsonville 10,752
Assumption Parish, LA southeast part, water by Mississippi river & Bayou La Fourche (blank) Assumption 10,538
Avoyelles Parish, LA west side of the Mississippi river, water by Atchafalaya & Red Rivers 1,080 sq miles Marksville 3,326
Bienville Parish, LA NW part, on east side of Lake Bisteneau blank blank 5,539
Bossier Parish, LA NW corner, between Red river & lake Bisteneau, also lake Bodeau 880 sq miles Belleview 6,962
Caddo parish, LA northwest corner, on western side of Red river & water by Caddo lake 2,500 Shrewsport (Shreveport) 8,864
Calcasieu Parish, LA southwestern corner, on east side of Sabine river &Gulf of Mexico on the south 5,000 Lisbon 3,914
Caldwell parish Co, LA north part, crossed by Wachita river blank Columbia 2,815
Carroll parish, LA northeast corner, on west side of Mississippi river 1100 Providence 8,789
Cataholla parish, LA eastern part, water by Catahoola lake, Catahoola & Washita rivers 2,100 Harrisonburgh 6,982
Claiborne parish, LA northern boundary, on east side of Bayou Dorchest blank Oveston 7,471
Concordia parish, LA east boundary, between Tensas & Mississippi rivers 1300 Vidalia 7,758