St. James Parish, Louisiana
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1820	5,660	—
1830	7,146	26.3%
1840	8,548	19.6%
1850	11,098	29.8%
1860	11,499	3.6%
1870	10,152	−11.7%
1880	14,714	44.9%
1890	15,715	6.8%
1900	20,197	28.5%
1910	23,009	13.9%
1920	21,228	−7.7%
1930	15,338	−27.7%
1940	16,596	8.2%
1950	15,334	−7.6%
1960	18,369	19.8%
1970	19,733	7.4%
1980	21,495	8.9%
1990	20,879	−2.9%
2000	21,216	1.6%
2010	22,102	4.2%
2016 (est.)	21,557	[5]	−2.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]

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