Winnsboro, Louisiana

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Winnsboro is a town in, and the 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, Catahoula, and 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>Template:Cite book</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.Template:Citation needed Most of the community's streets were hard surfaced after 1950.Template:Citation needed

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 1.49%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

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Demographics

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Winnsboro racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	1,073	22.07%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	3,538	72.77%
Native American	2	0.04%
Asian	23	0.47%
Other/Mixed	149	3.06%
Hispanic or 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

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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">Template:Cite web</ref> There is a large grain elevator.

Arts and culture

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Princess Theatre

A post office, built in 1936, featured a New Deal program mural, Logging in Louisiana Swamps (1939), by Datus Ensign Myers. The building now contains the Old Post Office Museum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Princess Theatre was built in 1907, closed in 1988, and reopened as a live performance venue in 1994.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Public schools

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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>Template:Cite web</ref> and Winnsboro Elementary School<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Franklin Parish High formed in 2005 with the consolidations of Crowville and Winnsboro high schools.<ref name=HandbookBaskin>Template:Cite book</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'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/ Template:Webarchive</ref>