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District of Louisiana
Territory of the United States
1804–1805
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A map of the District of Louisiana
Capital St. Louis
Government
Governor  
• 1804–1805
William Henry Harrison
History  
• Established
1 October 1804
• Organized
4 July 1805
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Territory

The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the part of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804, until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated as the Louisiana Territory.

On March 3, 1805, Congress passed a bill that organized the District of Louisiana into the Louisiana Territory. It started on July 4, 1805. The territorial government was organized in a way similar to the Indiana Territory.

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