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Welcome to Assumption Parish ...

Time Zone: Assumption Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Napoleonville is the Seat for Assumption Parish.

Assumption Parish is one of the original parishes of Louisiana and was founded in 1807.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Assumption had a population of 21,891 people. This is a decrease of 6.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,333 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Assumption represented 0.51% of the total population of Louisiana.

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.