St. James Parish, Louisiana
Founding: 1807 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: St. James Catholic Church Seat: St. James (1807–1869); Convent (1869–) Land area: 242 square miles Population (2020): 20,192 Population (historic): 5,660 (1820); 11,098 (1850); 10,152 (1870); 20,197 (1900); 15,338 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1850; 1870s; 1890–1910; 1950s Subdivisions: Two towns; 12 CDPs Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 534 (6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.9% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 20.3% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 44.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,111 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,172 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 289 Average farm size (1920): 137.5 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Convent Names...