Editing Clinton, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Clinton, Louisiana
| settlement_type          = Town
| image_skyline            = East Feliciana Parish Courthouse Clinton La1.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = East Feliciana Courthouse in Clinton
| image_map                = File:East Feliciana Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Clinton Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 
| map_caption              = Location of Clinton in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1               = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1                 = 
| map_caption1             = Location of Louisiana in the United States
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_name1        = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2        = Parish
| subdivision_name2        = [[East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|East Feliciana]]
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| named_for                = 
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| government_type          = 
| established_title        = Founded
| founder                  = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = 
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 7.14
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.76
| area_land_km2            = 7.10
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.74
| area_water_km2           = 0.04
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total         = 1340 
| population_density_km2   = 188.83
| population_density_sq_mi = 489.05
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 226
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|52|13|N|91|00|52|W|display=inline,title}}
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| postal_code_type         = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code              = 70722
| area_code                = [[Area code 225|225]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 22-15990
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2406280<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406280}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|http://www.townofclintonla.com/}}
}}

'''Clinton''' is a town in, and the [[parish seat]] of, [[East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|East Feliciana Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The town was named for [[New York (state)|New York]] Governor [[DeWitt Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3310|title=Profile for Clinton, Louisiana|publisher=[[ePodunk]]|access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref> The population was 1,340 in 2020. It is part of the [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] [[Baton Rouge metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]].

==History==

In 1824, when [[Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|Feliciana Parish]] was split into East and West, Clinton became the seat of [[East Feliciana Parish]]'s government, replacing the town of [[Jackson, Louisiana|Jackson]] in this capacity.

In mid October 1948, an Air Force [[Fairchild C-82 Packet|transport plane]] with 34 people aboard made a forced landing near the town, killing four.<ref>{{cite news |title=4 Die as AF Plane Makes Crash Landing |url=http://www.gendisasters.com/louisiana/12923/clinton-la-transport-plane-crash-oct-1948 |access-date=November 21, 2020 |publisher=Abilene Reporter News |date=October 17, 1948}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.72%) is water.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Clinton, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–2019)
 | Jan record high F  = 81
 | Feb record high F  = 87
 | Mar record high F  = 89
 | Apr record high F  = 94
 | May record high F  = 100
 | Jun record high F  = 101
 | Jul record high F  = 102
 | Aug record high F  = 106
 | Sep record high F  = 104
 | Oct record high F  = 98
 | Nov record high F  = 90
 | Dec record high F  = 84
 | year record high F = 
 | Jan high F = 60.1
 | Feb high F = 64.6
 | Mar high F = 70.7
 | Apr high F = 76.8
 | May high F = 83.3
 | Jun high F = 88.5
 | Jul high F = 90.1
 | Aug high F = 90.2
 | Sep high F = 86.9
 | Oct high F = 78.9
 | Nov high F = 69.0
 | Dec high F = 62.3
 | year high F = 76.8
 | Jan mean F = 48.8
 | Feb mean F = 52.7
 | Mar mean F = 58.8
 | Apr mean F = 65.1
 | May mean F = 72.2
 | Jun mean F = 78.4
 | Jul mean F = 80.2
 | Aug mean F = 80.1
 | Sep mean F = 76.3
 | Oct mean F = 66.8
 | Nov mean F = 57.0
 | Dec mean F = 51.2
 | year mean F = 65.6
 | Jan low F = 37.6
 | Feb low F = 40.9
 | Mar low F = 46.9
 | Apr low F = 53.4
 | May low F = 61.0
 | Jun low F = 68.2
 | Jul low F = 70.4
 | Aug low F = 70.1
 | Sep low F = 65.8
 | Oct low F = 54.8
 | Nov low F = 45.1
 | Dec low F = 40.2
 | year low F = 54.5
 | Jan record low F  = 6
 | Feb record low F  = 11
 | Mar record low F  = 18
 | Apr record low F  = 28
 | May record low F  = 37
 | Jun record low F  = 48
 | Jul record low F  = 55
 | Aug record low F  = 57
 | Sep record low F  = 43
 | Oct record low F  = 28
 | Nov record low F  = 20
 | Dec record low F  = 1
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 5.87
 | Feb precipitation inch = 5.45
 | Mar precipitation inch = 4.86
 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.47
 | May precipitation inch = 4.87
 | Jun precipitation inch = 6.02
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.69
 | Aug precipitation inch = 5.08
 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.30
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.33
 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.70
 | Dec precipitation inch = 5.05
 | year precipitation inch = 59.69
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 8.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.3
 | Apr precipitation days  = 7.0
 | May precipitation days  = 7.5
 | Jun precipitation days  = 10.5
 | Jul precipitation days  = 11.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.4
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.8
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.1
 | Dec precipitation days  = 8.0
 | year precipitation days = 99.3
 | Jan snow inch = 0.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.0
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.0
 | year snow inch = 0.0
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.0
 | Feb snow days  = 0.0
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.1
 | year snow days = 0.1
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lix
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00161899&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 2, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 930
|1880= 112
|1890= 974
|1900= 960
|1910= 918
|1920= 701
|1930= 702
|1940= 998
|1950= 1383
|1960= 1568
|1970= 1884
|1980= 1919
|1990= 1904
|2000= 1998
|2010= 1653
|2020= 1340
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Clinton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2215990&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 565
| 42.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 709
| 52.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 1
| 0.07%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 12
| 0.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 35
| 2.61%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 18
| 1.34%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,340 people, 737 households, and 506 families residing in the town.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,998 people, 670 households, and 481 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|729.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 771 housing units at an average density of {{convert|281.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 40.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 58.26% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.75% of the population.

There were 670 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,016, and the median income for a family was $29,444. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $20,268 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,353. About 25.3% of families and 33.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.6% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[East Feliciana Parish School Board]] serves Clinton. Public schools within Clinton and serving Clinton include:
* [[Clinton High School (Clinton, Louisiana)|Clinton High School]] 
* Clinton Middle School
* Clinton Elementary School

This was changed in the Fall of 2010, when Clinton and Jackson High Schools merged to be housed at the old Jackson High/Middle School building in Jackson.   Clinton Middle School was merged with Jackson Middle School and housed at the Clinton High School site.

[[Silliman Institute]] is the main private school in the area.
Slaughter Community Charter School is the only charter school in the area.

==Notable people==
*[[Shannon Dawson]], college football coach
*[[John D. Travis]], state representative for District 62 from 1984 to 2000
*[[Shalanda Young]], director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]

==Media==
* The 2005 film ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard (film)|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' was filmed in and around Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hazzardnet.com/index.php/90|title=The Dukes of Hazzard|access-date=May 20, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611001046/http://www.hazzardnet.com/index.php/90|archive-date=June 11, 2007}}</ref>
* A 1972 made-for-TV movie, "Moon of the Wolf", was filmed in and around Clinton.  Many scenes utilize the Courthouse square, the old hospital, the jail and homes in the area.  This werewolf film starred David Janssen and Barbara Rush.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
* The [[HBO]] hit series ''[[True Blood]]'' currently has a five-year contract with the town.<ref>http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10716470{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* The 2016 film ''[[The Free State of Jones (film)|The Free State of Jones]]'' was filmed partly in Clinton.<ref>{{cite news|last1=WARREN|first1=STEPHANIE|title=Major motion picture to be filmed in Clinton|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/weeklies/11377818-123/major-motion-picture-to-be|access-date=March 7, 2015|publisher=theadvocate.com|date=March 4, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144325/http://theadvocate.com/news/weeklies/11377818-123/major-motion-picture-to-be|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The 1958 Martin Ritt drama [[The Long, Hot Summer|The Long Hot Summer]], starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and Orson Welles, was filmed in Clinton.  It was based on three works of William Faulkner.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

* Kaplan, Benjamin. ''The Eternal Stranger: A Study of Jewish Life in the Small Community'' (New York, 1957), in depth historical and  sociological study of the town of Clinton . [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43059066 online review of this book]

==External links==
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[[Category:Clinton, Louisiana|*]]
[[Category:Towns in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Parish seats in Louisiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]