Henderson’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Henderson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusHenderson is a town in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States. Part of the Lafayette metropolitan area, its population was 1,617 at the 2020 U.S. census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,674 to 1,617 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Henderson yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Henderson’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Henderson’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLouisiana - Boyce through Kinder, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Henderson, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Henderson is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Henderson has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Stephanie Plantation House in Cecilia, 5.2 miles away.
Henderson and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Louisiana - Boyce through Kinder (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.