Winnfield

Winnfield
	; In the center of Winnfield
Location in Louisiana
	Winnfield
	Winnfield
Basic data
Foundation :	1855 (incorporated)
State :	United States
State :	Louisiana
Parish :	Winn Parish
Coordinates :	31 ° 56 ′ N , 92 ° 38 ′ W Coordinates: 31 ° 56 ′ N , 92 ° 38 ′ W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	4,840 (as of 2010)
Population density :	569.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	8.5 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 )
Height :	39 m
Postcodes :	71483
Area code :	+1 318
FIPS :	22-82460
GNIS ID :	1630024
Website :	www.cityofwinnfield.com
Mayor :	Kiah Beville
	; Winnfield Town Hall

Winnfield is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Winn Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , Winnfield had 4,840 residents, which decreased to 4,657 by 2013.

geography

Winnfield is located in north-central Louisiana on the northeastern edge of the Kisatchie National Forest and a few hundred meters west of the Dugdemona River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin via the Little River , the Ouachita River and the Red River .

The geographical coordinates of Winnfield are 31 ° 55'32 "north latitude and 92 ° 38'23" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.5 km².

Neighboring towns to Winnfield are Tannehill (9.3 km north), Dodson (18.8 km in the same direction), Joyce (4.8 km east-northeast), and Atlanta (11.6 km southwest).

The nearest major cities are Shreveport (154 km northwest), Arkansas ' capital Little Rock (349 km north), Mississippi's capital Jackson (288 km east-northeast), Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (281 km southeast), Louisiana's largest city New Orleans (404 km in the same direction), Lafayette (219 km southwest), Texas' largest city Houston (420 km southwest), and Dallas (457 km west-northwest).

traffic

In the urban area of Winnfield, the US Highways 84 and 167 and the Louisiana Highway 34 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) runs a freight line through the city of Winnfield .

The David G Joyce Airport is 5 km north of a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airports are Alexandria International Airport (91 km south) and Shreveport Regional Airport (171 km northwest).

history

The area was already inhabited by Indians over a thousand years ago. After Louisiana was divided into parishes, a location was sought for the administrative headquarters of the new Winn Parish. The choice fell on the geographical center of the new Parish, and the city - like the Parish itself - was named after the legislative politician Walter Winn, who came from Rapides Parish . Winnfield was mentioned as early as the 1860 American Census , but had few residents and was considered poor and needy. The place only began to flourish with the development of the timber industry .

Today Winnfield is also active in tourism and offers tours to the nearby Kisatchie National Forest.

population

According to the 2010 census , Winnfield had 4,840 people in 1,909 households. The population density was 569.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.47 people in each of the 1909 households.

The racial the population was composed of 45.8 percent white, 50.6 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. 55.9 percent of the population were female.

In 2013, that was mean annual income for a household at 24,423 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,231. 35.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Huey Pierce Long (1893–1935) - Governor of Louisiana (1928–1932) and Democratic US Senator (1932–1935) - was born and raised in Winnfield
Oscar K. Allen (1882–1936) - Governor of Louisiana (1933–1936) - born, raised and buried in Winnfield
George S. Long (1883-1958) - Democratic MP in the US House of Representatives (1953-1958) - grew up in Winnfield
Asa Leonard Allen (1891–1969) - Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives (1937–1953) - was born, raised and buried in Winnfield
Earl Long (1895–1960) - Governor of Louisiana (1939–1940, 1948–1952, 1956–1960) - born and raised and buried in Winnfield
Gillis William Long (1923–1985) - Democratic Member of the US House of Representatives (1963–1965, 1973–1985) - born and raised in Winnfield