| Territory of Orleans | |||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of United States | |||||||||||
| 1804–1812 | |||||||||||
 Coat of arms
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 The Territory of Orleans in 1804, with disputed territories shown in red | |||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1804–1812 | William C. C. Claiborne | ||||||||||
| Secretary | |||||||||||
• 1804–1807 | James Brown | ||||||||||
• 1807–1811 | Thomas Bolling Robertson | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 October 1804 | ||||||||||
| 30 April 1812 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||||
The Territory of Orleans or Orleans Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from October 1, 1804,[1][2] until April 30, 1812,[3] when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Louisiana.