St. Francisville, Louisiana
| St. Francisville | |||
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Location in Louisiana
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1809 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Louisiana | ||
| Parish : | West Feliciana Parish | ||
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 47 ′ N , 91 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,765 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 375.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.7 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 35 m | ||
| Postal code : | 70775 | ||
| Area code : | +1 225 | ||
| FIPS : | 22-67215 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1630004 | ||
| Website : | www.stfrancisville.net | ||
| Mayor : | William D'Aquilla | ||
 The Butler-Greenwood Plantation near St. Francisville, listed in the NRHP since 1979 under number 79001103 |
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St. Francisville is a small town (with the status of " Town ") and the administrative center of the West Feliciana Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , St. Francisville had 1,765 residents, which decreased to 1,746 by 2013.
St. Francisville is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Baton Rouge .
geography
St. Francisville is located in central Louisiana on the left bank of the Mississippi .
The geographical coordinates of St. Francisville are 30 ° 46'48 "north latitude and 91 ° 22'36" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 4.7 km².
Neighboring towns to St. Francisville are Jackson (12 miles east-northeast), Ethel (28.8 km east), Slaughter (16.3 miles east-southeast), and New Roads (16.2 miles south-southwest).
The center of Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge is 51 km south-southeast. The closest other major cities are Mississippi's capital Jackson (150 miles northeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (178 km southeast), Lafayette (139 km southwest), Texas' largest city Houston (458 km west southwest) and Shreveport (359 km northwest) .
traffic
The US Highway 61 into a northwest-southeast direction as the main road through the city of St. Francisville. A few kilometers southeast of the city, Louisiana Highway 10 branches off in a westerly direction from US 61 and crosses the Mississippi a few kilometers below the city over the Audubon Bridge . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airport is Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, 42 km south-southeast .
history
St. Francisville was founded in 1809 by Johnson. They say about the city "two miles long and two yards wide" ("two miles long and two yards wide", that is about 3 km long and 2 m wide).
In St. Francisville and the surrounding area, 18 structures and sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of July 29, 2019). The Rosedown Plantation is a Historic District with the status of a National Historic Landmark .
population
According to the 2010 census , St. Francisville had 1,765 people in 720 households. The population density was 375.5 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 720 households.
The racial the population was composed of 70.4 percent white, 23.9 percent African American, 0.1 percent (one person) Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 3.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.1 percent of the population.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population were female.
In 2013, that was mean annual income for a household at 55,625 USD . The per capita income was $ 25,557. 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John Smith (around 1735-1824) - Democratic Republican US Senator from Ohio (1803-1808) - lived in St. Francisville at the end of his life
- Thomas Withers Chinn (1791-1852) - Whig - Member of the US House of Representatives (1839-1841) - lived in St. Francisville for years
- Isaac Johnson (1803–1853) - 12th Governor of Louisiana (1846–1850) - born and raised in St. Francisville
- Robert C. Wickliffe (1819–1895) - 15th Governor of Louisiana (1856–1860) - lived in St. Francisville for years
- Joseph P. Newsham (1837–1919) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1868–1871) - lived at the end of his life in St. Francisville and is buried here
- Ann Cook (1903–1962) - blues and gospel singer - born and raised in St. Francisville
- Lightnin 'Slim (1913–1974) - blues musician - lived long in St. Francisville
- John Rarick (1924–2009) - Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives (1967–1975) - lived for years in St. Francisville and is buried here
Individual evidence
- ↑ Town of St. Francisville - About the Mayor.Retrieved April 29, 2015
- ↑ Landmark Hunter - Butler-Greenwood Plantation. Retrieved April 29, 2015
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 29, 2015
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 29, 2015
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2019. - ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Louisiana. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2019.
