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Place Name
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Charenton
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Pronunciation
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SHER-in-tuhn
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Place Status (Type)
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unincorporated town
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Population
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1,534 (1990)
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Location
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St. Mary parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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29°52'N
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Longitude
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91°31'W
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Charenton
(SHER-in-tuhn), uninc. town (1990 pop. 1,534), St.
Mary parish, La., 7 mi/11 km NW of Franklin;
29°52'N 91°31'W. Drainage and navigation canal; oil and gas field
nearby. Chitimachae (the only Indian tribe native to S La.)
Reservation. Originally known as Indian Bend, it was named for
Charenton, France.
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