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Welcome to
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
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Vermilion page
updated January
21, 2007
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Over the Site!!
Vermilion Parish was created in 1844, from what was
then Lafayette Parish.
The
parish seat for Vermilion Parish is Abbeville, La.
From
1805-1807, a territory called Attakapas
County
existed in southern Louisiana.
In
1807, by an act passed by the First Legislature of the
Territory of Orleans,
the county of Attakapas was changed
to St. Martin Parish.
Then
in 1811, a lower eastern portion was designated,
creating St. Mary Parish.
In
1823 Lafayette Parish was carved out of the
western portion,
and finally Vermilion Parish was created
out of Lafayette's territory,
by Act No.81 of the Legislature of Louisiana in
1844.
Finally in 1868 Iberia
Parish was created in the middle of them all.
The
first officials of the Parish of Vermilion were:
Parish Judge - William Kibbe
Clerk of Court - Felix Oneil
Recorder - William Caldwell
Sheriff - Robert Perry
Representative - A. Young
Present
day populaion is 50055 people in 20361 households .
The land area is 1173.9 square miles
(751273 acres);
the water area is 354.6 square miles
(233314 acres).
The parish is located at latltude 29.81 degrees North,
longitude 92.31 degrees West.
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