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History · Tangipahoa

Tangipahoa’s post office opened in 1869, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Tangipahoa was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Its Register listing is the Camp Moore. Below: maps from 1958 on and the census since 1870.

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Quick answers

How Tangipahoa began, and where its name came from

When was Tangipahoa founded?

1869

The Tangipahoa post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Tangapaho (1850), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 236 in 18702020 census: 425157 years

How did Tangipahoa get its name?

Tangipahoa was named after the Tangipahoa Native American tribe.

Founding year: the first Tangipahoa post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Tangipahoa’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Tangipahoa are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 748 in 2010; 425 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Tangipahoa’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tangipahoa’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Tangipahoa, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 748

Peaked at 748 in 2010; 425 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1870–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Tangipahoa’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Tangipahoa, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Tangipahoa yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Tangipahoa is a village in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 425 at the 2020 census. It was named after the Tangipahoa Native American tribe. Tangipahoa is part of the Hammond MSA.

Its first post office opened in 1869. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 748 to 425 (-43%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Tangipahoa, 1850 to 2010

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1850Post officeThe Tangapaho post office opens
  3. 1869Post officeThe Tangapaho post office closes
  4. 1869Post officeThe Tangipahoa post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1923Born hereWillie Cook is born here
  7. 1958On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1969Born hereMichael Jackson is born here
  9. 1984Born hereDarrick Brown is born here
  10. 1986Born hereMarcus Brown is born here
  11. 21st century
  12. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 748
By decade

Tangipahoa, decade by decade

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On the map

Tangipahoa on the map, 1958 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Tangipahoa. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Tangipahoa on the 1958 USGS mapTangipahoa on the 1983 USGS map1958Kentwood sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Tangipahoa.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Tangipahoa

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1979
Camp Moore
Camp Moore
Sites
Camp MooreSite

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

4 famous people were born in Tangipahoa

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Willie CookAmerican musician · b. 1923
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Darrick BrownAmerican football player · b. 1984
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Marcus BrownAmerican football player · b. 1986
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Michael JacksonAmerican professional football player · b. 1969
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Tangipahoa’s post office has been open since 1869. Another post office, Tangapaho, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Tangapaho
1850–1869
Tangipahoa
1869–today
18501940today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Tangipahoa’s history

What year was Tangipahoa founded?

The Tangipahoa post office opened in 1869, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Tangipahoa?

One place: the Camp Moore (listed 1979).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.