Winnsboro, Louisiana
Winnsboro | |
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Downtown Winnsboro | |
Motto(s): The Stars and Stripes Capital of Louisiana | |
![]() Location of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
Coordinates: 32°09′48″N 91°43′24″W / 32.16333°N 91.72333°W | |
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States | ![]() |
Parish | Franklin |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council government |
• Mayor | Alice Wallace |
Area | |
• Total | 4.06 sq mi (10.52 km2) |
• Land | 4.00 sq mi (10.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,862 |
• Density | 1,216.11/sq mi (469.54/km2) |
Demonym | Winnsboroian |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 71295 |
Area code | 318 |
U.S. Highway | ![]() |
Louisiana | ![]() ![]() |
Website | Official Website |
Winnsboro is a town in, and the parish seat of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of 2020, its population was 4,862.[2]
History
[edit]Franklin Parish was created on March 1, 1843, from portions of Ouachita, Catahoula, and Madison parishes through the efforts of Louisiana Senator John Winn. Land for a centrally located parish seat, Winnsborough (later Winnsboro), was purchased in 1844. It was designated as the parish seat of government in 1846 and incorporated on March 18, 1902.[3]
Early Winnsboro City records show that the telephone came to Winnsboro in 1905; electricity in 1914; and water and sewer service in 1923. In 1924, a volunteer fire department was formed.[citation needed] Most of the community's streets were hard surfaced after 1950.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.14 square miles (10.73 km2), of which 4.08 square miles (10.57 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2), or 1.49%, is water.[4]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Winnsboro 5 SSE, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 85 (29) | 88 (31) | 92 (33) | 97 (36) | 99 (37) | 108 (42) | 106 (41) | 109 (43) | 108 (42) | 100 (38) | 89 (32) | 84 (29) | 109 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 75.0 (23.9) | 78.3 (25.7) | 82.8 (28.2) | 87.7 (30.9) | 92.5 (33.6) | 95.9 (35.5) | 99.0 (37.2) | 99.7 (37.6) | 97.2 (36.2) | 91.1 (32.8) | 83.4 (28.6) | 77.9 (25.5) | 100.8 (38.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.4 (14.1) | 61.6 (16.4) | 69.1 (20.6) | 76.6 (24.8) | 84.5 (29.2) | 90.5 (32.5) | 93.2 (34.0) | 93.6 (34.2) | 89.2 (31.8) | 79.7 (26.5) | 68.4 (20.2) | 60.0 (15.6) | 77.0 (25.0) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 47.2 (8.4) | 50.9 (10.5) | 58.1 (14.5) | 65.7 (18.7) | 74.2 (23.4) | 80.5 (26.9) | 83.1 (28.4) | 82.7 (28.2) | 77.6 (25.3) | 67.0 (19.4) | 56.6 (13.7) | 49.7 (9.8) | 66.1 (18.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.9 (2.7) | 40.3 (4.6) | 47.1 (8.4) | 54.8 (12.7) | 63.9 (17.7) | 70.5 (21.4) | 73.0 (22.8) | 71.8 (22.1) | 66.0 (18.9) | 54.2 (12.3) | 44.8 (7.1) | 39.4 (4.1) | 55.2 (12.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 25.8 (−3.4) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 37.7 (3.2) | 48.9 (9.4) | 60.8 (16.0) | 66.1 (18.9) | 64.0 (17.8) | 51.2 (10.7) | 37.1 (2.8) | 27.9 (−2.3) | 24.1 (−4.4) | 19.3 (−7.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | 1 (−17) | 6 (−14) | 17 (−8) | 29 (−2) | 39 (4) | 39 (4) | 51 (11) | 50 (10) | 35 (2) | 23 (−5) | 11 (−12) | 5 (−15) | 1 (−17) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.55 (141) | 5.37 (136) | 5.28 (134) | 6.25 (159) | 4.62 (117) | 4.22 (107) | 4.50 (114) | 4.31 (109) | 3.60 (91) | 4.68 (119) | 4.43 (113) | 5.46 (139) | 58.27 (1,480) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.3 (0.76) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 87.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Source: NOAA[5][6] |
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 821 | — | |
1920 | 1,176 | 43.2% | |
1930 | 1,965 | 67.1% | |
1940 | 2,834 | 44.2% | |
1950 | 3,655 | 29.0% | |
1960 | 4,437 | 21.4% | |
1970 | 5,349 | 20.6% | |
1980 | 5,921 | 10.7% | |
1990 | 5,755 | −2.8% | |
2000 | 5,344 | −7.1% | |
2010 | 4,910 | −8.1% | |
2020 | 4,862 | −1.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,073 | 22.07% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,538 | 72.77% |
Native American | 2 | 0.04% |
Asian | 23 | 0.47% |
Other/Mixed | 149 | 3.06% |
Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 1.58% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,862 people, 1,504 households, and 1,007 families residing in the town.
Economy
[edit]The economic base of Winnsboro consists of companies in the apparel, boat manufacturing, bottling and food products industries, aviation, healthcare, agriculture and agricultural related industries.[8] There is a large grain elevator.
Arts and culture
[edit]A post office, built in 1936, featured a New Deal program mural, Logging in Louisiana Swamps (1939), by Datus Ensign Myers. The building now contains the Old Post Office Museum.[9]
The Princess Theatre was built in 1907, closed in 1988, and reopened as a live performance venue in 1994.[10]
Education
[edit]Public schools
[edit]Public education in Winnsboro is managed by the Franklin Parish School Board. There are two schools:
Franklin Parish High formed in 2005 with the consolidations of Crowville and Winnsboro high schools.[13]
Private schools
[edit]- Franklin Academy was founded in 1970.
- Family Community Christian School provides education from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.
Higher education
[edit]Louisiana Technical College's Northeast Louisiana Campus is located in Winnsboro.
Infrastructure
[edit]Healthcare
[edit]Winnsboro is the home of the only hospital located in Franklin Parish. Franklin Medical Center has been a part of Franklin Parish since 1970. The hospital is a 39-bed acute care facility. There are four health clinics owned by Franklin Medical Center located in Franklin and Tensas parishes.[14]
National Guard
[edit]921st Engineer Company (Horizontal), part of the 528th Engineer Battalion which belongs to the 225th Engineer Brigade, is located in Winnsboro.
Notable people
[edit]- Fred Carter, Jr., rock and roll guitarist and singer
- Ralph E. King, physician and state senator from 1944 to 1952 and 1956 to 1960
- Caleb Martin, American football player
- Anthony McFarland, professional football player and ESPN commentator
- John Moffitt, 2004 Olympic silver medalist
- Woody Sauldsberry, NBA player
- Chet D. Traylor, Associate Justice on the Louisiana Supreme Court
- Calvin A. H. Waller, Lieutenant General, United States Army; Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Operation Desert Storm
- Sammy White, professional football player
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (February 14, 2006). "Louisiana". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-135-94859-7. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Winnsboro city, Louisiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Station: Winnsboro 5 SSE, LA". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Winns Borola - The Official Site of Winns Borola". www.winnsborola.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Old Post Office Museum: History". Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Princess Theatre: History". Princess Theatre. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to Franklin Parish High School - Winnsboro, Louisiana". Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- ^ "History of Baskin School". Baskin Handbook 2021-2022 (PDF). Baskin School. p. 8 (PDF p. 5/20). Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ //http://fmc-cares.com/ Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine