Acadia Parish
| Acadia Parish, Louisiana | |
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The first courthouse of Acadia Parish, completed June 30, 1888
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 Location in the U.S. state of Louisiana |
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 Louisiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1886 |
| Named for | The Acadians |
| Seat | Crowley |
| Largest city | Crowley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
| • Land | 655 sq mi (1,696 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 62,577 |
| • Density | 94/sq mi (36/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 30°16′N 92°24′W / 30.267°N 92.400°W
Acadia Parish (French: Paroisse de l'Acadie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,773. The parish seat is Crowley. The parish was founded from parts of St. Landry Parish in 1886, and later an election was held to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes.
Acadia Parish is included in the Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The name of the parish is derived from the former French colony of Acadia in Canada (which consisted of the modern provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and much of Maine) many of whose French-speaking inhabitants were deported to France and then migrated to Louisiana in the Great Upheaval (see Cajuns).
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