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Tensas Parish

Tensas Parish

Tensas Parish 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. It is the least populated parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Joseph. The name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal.

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4,043 population (2021) · County area: Tensas

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
Census ID (PID6)
166018
FIPS state
22
FIPS county
107
FIPS place
99107
Census record name
PARISH OF TENSAS
Mailing address
212 HANCOCK ST, SAINT JOSEPH 71366