Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Founding: 1843 Parent parishes: Concordia and Madison Namesake: The Tensas River Seat: St. Joseph (1843–) Land area: 603 square miles Population (2020): 4,147 Population (historic): 9,040 (1850); 12,419 (1870); 16,647 (1890); 17,060 (1910); 15,096 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1860; 1870s; 1890s; 1920–1940 Subdivisions: Two towns; one village Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 148 (4.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 6.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.8% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 58.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 41.3% Average farmhouse value (1930): $338 Average outbuilding value (1930): $149 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,089 Average farm size (1920): 39.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ St. Joseph Namesake: Uncertain—per...