Winn Parish

Winn Parish Courthouse
administration
US state :	Louisiana
Administrative headquarters :	Winnfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Parish Courthouse P.O. Box 951 Winnfield, LA 71483-0951
Foundation :	1852
Made up from:	Catahoula Parish Natchitoches Parish Rapides Parish
Area code :	001 318
Demographics
Residents :	15,313  (2010)
Population density :	6.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2478 km²
Water surface :	17 km²
map

The Winn Parish ( French : Paroisse de Winn ) is a parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States . At the 2010 census , the Parish had 15,313 residents and a population density of 6.2 people per square kilometer. By 2014 the population had decreased to 14,743. The Parish Seat is Winnfield .

geography

The Parish is located in north-central Louisiana and is roughly equidistant from Texas , Arkansas and Mississippi . It has an area of ​​2478 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water.

In the west, Winn Parish is bordered by the Saline Bayou , which is protected as a National Wild and Scenic River and which flows into the Red River in the extreme southwest .

The following parishes border the Winn Parish:

Bienville Parish	Jackson Parish	Caldwell Parish
Natchitoches Parish
	Grant Parish	La Salle Parish

history

The Winn Parish was formed in 1852 from parts of the Catahoula Parish, the Natchitoches Parish and the Rapides Parish.

Seven structures and sites in the Parish are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 10, 2017).

population

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	6876		-
1870	4954		-28%
1880	5846		18%
1890	7082		21.1%
1900	9648		36.2%
1910	18,357		90.3%
1920	16,119		-12.2%
1930	14,766		-8.4%
1940	16,923		14.6%
1950	16,119		-4.8%
1960	16,034		-0.5%
1970	16,369		2.1%
1980	17,253		5.4%
1990	16,269		-5.7%
2000	16,894		3.8%
2010	15,313		-9.4%
2014 estimate	14,743		-3.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2014

According to the 2010 census , Winn Parish had 15,313 people in 5402 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.43 people lived in the 5402 households.

The racial the population was composed of 67.1 percent white, 30.5 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

22.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. 46.8 percent of the population were female.

The median income for a household was 34,322  USD . The per capita income was $ 16,789. 22.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities

Incorporated cities , towns and villages as well as non-incorporated census-designated places (CDP) :

place	Residents 2010	Residents 2013	Type
Winnfield	4840	4657	City
Tullos 1	385	383	Town
Joyce	384	185	CDP
Dodson	337	326	Village
St. Maurice	323	358	CDP
Calvin	238	231	Village
Jordan Hill	211	112	CDP
Atlanta	163	158	Village
Sikes	119	115	Village

^{1 - mostly in La Salle Parish}

Other unincorporated communities not recorded separately from the census :

Beal Crossing Bethlehem Carla Coldwater Colgrade Crews curry

Emden Five forks Flat Creek Gaars Mill Gansville Hatfield Hickory Valley

Hudson Lofton Mars Hill Menefee Mill Moors Mount Zion

Murray Junction New Moore Packton Ringwood Tannehill Tansey Wheeling

structure

Outline of the Winn Parish

Winn Parish is divided into seven numbered districts:

District	Population (2010)	FIPS
1	1780	22-94162
2	1813	22-94366
3	3529	22-94549
4th	2095	22-94726
5	1899	22-94924
6th	2068	22-95083
7th	2129	22-95233

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Winn Parish

Individual evidence

1. ^ Winn Parish in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved March 10, 2011
2. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Winn Parish, LA. Retrieved April 26, 2015
3. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 26, 2015
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 10, 2017.
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
7. ^ ^{A b} American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 26, 2015
8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Louisiana ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 26, 2015 

Web links

Commons : Winn Parish, Louisiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Louisiana.gov - Winn Parish
• city-data.com - Winn Parish, Louisiana

Coordinates: 31 ° 57 ′  N , 92 ° 38 ′  W