Editing Winnsboro, Louisiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Winnsboro
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| motto                    = The Stars and Stripes Capital of Louisiana
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| map_caption              = Location of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Franklin Parish, Louisiana|Franklin]]
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| area_total_km2           = 10.52
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.06
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 4862
| population_density_km2   = 469.54
| population_density_sq_mi = 1216.11
| population_demonym       = Winnsboroian
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'''Winnsboro''' is a town in, and the [[County seat|parish seat]] of [[Franklin Parish, Louisiana]], United States. As of 2020, its population was 4,862.<ref name=":0" />

== History ==
Franklin Parish was created on March 1, 1843, from portions of [[Ouachita Parish, Louisiana|Ouachita]], [[Catahoula Parish, Louisiana|Catahoula]], and [[Madison Parish, Louisiana|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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hellmann |first1=Paul T. |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |date=14 February 2006 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-94859-7 |chapter=Louisiana|page=444 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&q=winssboro |access-date=16 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

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|date=April 2010}} Most of the community's streets were hard surfaced after 1950.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|10.73|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|10.57|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.16|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2282495| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Winnsboro city, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=May 25, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213091016/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2282495| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Winnsboro 5 SSE, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 88
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 109
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 84
|year record high F = 109

|Jan avg record high F = 75.0
|Feb avg record high F = 78.3
|Mar avg record high F = 82.8
|Apr avg record high F = 87.7
|May avg record high F = 92.5
|Jun avg record high F = 95.9
|Jul avg record high F = 99.0
|Aug avg record high F = 99.7
|Sep avg record high F = 97.2
|Oct avg record high F = 91.1
|Nov avg record high F = 83.4
|Dec avg record high F = 77.9
|year avg record high F = 100.8

|Jan high F = 57.4
|Feb high F = 61.6
|Mar high F = 69.1
|Apr high F = 76.6
|May high F = 84.5
|Jun high F = 90.5
|Jul high F = 93.2
|Aug high F = 93.6
|Sep high F = 89.2
|Oct high F = 79.7
|Nov high F = 68.4
|Dec high F = 60.0
|year high F = 77.0
|Jan mean F = 47.2
|Feb mean F = 50.9
|Mar mean F = 58.1
|Apr mean F = 65.7
|May mean F = 74.2
|Jun mean F = 80.5
|Jul mean F = 83.1
|Aug mean F = 82.7
|Sep mean F = 77.6
|Oct mean F = 67.0
|Nov mean F = 56.6
|Dec mean F = 49.7
|year mean F = 66.1
|Jan low F = 36.9
|Feb low F = 40.3
|Mar low F = 47.1
|Apr low F = 54.8
|May low F = 63.9
|Jun low F = 70.5
|Jul low F = 73.0
|Aug low F = 71.8
|Sep low F = 66.0
|Oct low F = 54.2
|Nov low F = 44.8
|Dec low F = 39.4
|year low F = 55.2

|Jan avg record low F = 20.8
|Feb avg record low F = 25.8
|Mar avg record low F = 29.2
|Apr avg record low F = 37.7
|May avg record low F = 48.9
|Jun avg record low F = 60.8
|Jul avg record low F = 66.1
|Aug avg record low F = 64.0
|Sep avg record low F = 51.2
|Oct avg record low F = 37.1
|Nov avg record low F = 27.9
|Dec avg record low F = 24.1
|year avg record low F = 19.3

|Jan record low F = 1
|Feb record low F = 6
|Mar record low F = 17
|Apr record low F = 29
|May record low F = 39
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 51
|Aug record low F = 50
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 11
|Dec record low F = 5
|year record low F = 1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.37
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.28
|Apr precipitation inch = 6.25
|May precipitation inch = 4.62
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.22
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.50
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.31
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.60
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.68
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.46
|year precipitation inch = 58.27
|Jan snow inch = 0.0
|Feb snow inch = 0.2
|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 = 0.1
|year snow inch = 0.3
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.8
|Feb precipitation days = 7.7
|Mar precipitation days = 8.2
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 7.4
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 7.7
|Aug precipitation days = 6.7
|Sep precipitation days = 5.1
|Oct precipitation days = 5.8
|Nov precipitation days = 6.9
|Dec precipitation days = 8.5
|year precipitation days = 87.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.1
|Feb snow days = 0.1
|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 = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.2
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jan
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00169806&format=pdf
| title = Station: Winnsboro 5 SSE, LA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 21, 2021}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1910= 821
|1920= 1176
|1930= 1965
|1940= 2834
|1950= 3655
|1960= 4437
|1970= 5349
|1980= 5921
|1990= 5755
|2000= 5344
|2010= 4910
|2020= 4862
|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"
|+Winnsboro racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2282495&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-19|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,073
|22.07%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,538
|72.77%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|23
|0.47%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|149
|3.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 ==
[[Image:Winnsboro, LA, grain elevator IMG 1283.JPG|thumb|Grain elevator in Winnsboro]]

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.<ref name="city">{{cite web|url=http://www.winnsborola.org|title=Winns Borola - The Official Site of Winns Borola|website=www.winnsborola.org|access-date=24 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310233627/http://winnsborola.org/|archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> There is a large [[grain elevator]].

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Princess Theater in Winnsboro, LA IMG 1277.JPG|right|thumb|Princess Theatre]]

A post office, built in 1936, featured a [[United States post office murals|New Deal program mural]], ''Logging in Louisiana Swamps'' (1939),  by [[Datus Ensign Myers]]. The building now contains the Old Post Office Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oldpostofficemuseum.com |title=Old Post Office Museum: History |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Princess Theatre (Winnsboro, Louisiana)|Princess Theatre]] was built in 1907, closed in 1988, and reopened as a live performance venue in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princesstheatreinc.com/about/history/ |title=Princess Theatre: History |publisher=Princess Theatre |access-date=July 2, 2023}}</ref>

== Education ==
=== Public schools ===
[[Image:Franklin Academy, Winnsboro, LA IMG 0333.JPG|thumb|Franklin Academy in Winnsboro]]

Public education in Winnsboro is managed by the [[Franklin Parish School Board]]. There are two schools:

* Franklin Parish High School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fphs.franklin.k12.la.us/ |title=Welcome to Franklin Parish High School - Winnsboro, Louisiana |access-date=2008-04-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423012334/http://fphs.franklin.k12.la.us/ |archive-date=2008-04-23 }}</ref> and Winnsboro Elementary School<ref>{{cite web |url=http://winelm.franklin.k12.la.us/ |title=Home |access-date=2008-04-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511080641/http://winelm.franklin.k12.la.us/ |archive-date=2008-05-11 }}</ref>

Franklin Parish High formed in 2005 with the consolidations of Crowville and Winnsboro high schools.<ref name=HandbookBaskin>{{cite book|url=https://www.fpsb.us/Downloads/Baskin%20handbook%2021-22.pdf?v=-27|chapter=History of Baskin School|title=Baskin Handbook 2021-2022|publisher=Baskin School|access-date=2024-02-04|page=8 (PDF p. 5/20)}}</ref>

=== Private schools ===
* Franklin Academy was founded in 1970. 
* Family Community Christian School provides education from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade.

=== Higher education ===
[[Louisiana Technical College|Louisiana Technical College's]] Northeast Louisiana Campus is located in Winnsboro.

==Infrastructure==
=== Healthcare ===
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.<ref>//http://fmc-cares.com/ {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616050151/http://www.fmc-cares.com/ |date=2012-06-16 }}</ref>

=== National Guard ===
921st Engineer Company (Horizontal), part of the 528th Engineer Battalion which belongs to the [[225th Engineer Brigade]], is located in Winnsboro.

== Notable people ==
* [[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)|Caleb Martin]], American football player
* [[Booger McFarland|Anthony McFarland]], professional [[American football|football]] player and [[ESPN]] commentator
* [[John Moffitt (athlete)|John Moffitt]], 2004 [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] silver medalist
* [[Woody Sauldsberry]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
* [[Chet D. Traylor]], [[Associate Justice]] on the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]]
* [[Calvin A. H. Waller]], [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]], [[U. S. Army]];  [[Operation Desert Storm]]
* [[Sammy White (American football)|Sammy White]], professional [[American football|football]] player

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Sister project links}}
* [http://www.winnsborochamber.com/ Winnsboro–Franklin Parish Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Towns in Franklin Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Parish seats in Louisiana]]