Back مقاطعة كاتاهولا (لويزيانا) Arabic Catahoula Parish, Louisiana BAR কাটাহৌলা পারিশ, লুইসিয়ানা BPY Catahoula Gông (Louisiana) CDO Катахула (кӀошт, Луизиана) CE Catahoula Parish CEB Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Welsh Catahoula Parish German Paroĥo Catahoula Esperanto Parroquia de Catahoula Spanish
Catahoula Parish | |
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 Historic Marker Signs at Ferry Place and Peck Mounds. | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
 Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′N 91°51′W / 31.67°N 91.85°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Founded | March 23, 1808 |
| Named for | Tensas word for big, clear lake |
| Seat | Harrisonburg |
| Largest town | Jonesville |
| Area | |
• Total | 739 sq mi (1,910 km2) |
| • Land | 708 sq mi (1,830 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2) 4.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,906 |
| • Density | 12/sq mi (4.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
Catahoula Parish (French: Paroisse de Catahoula) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,906.[1] Its seat is Harrisonburg,[2] on the Ouachita River. The parish was formed in 1808, shortly after the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.[3]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Catahoula Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2014.