Winnfield, Louisiana

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Winnfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Winnfield had a population of 4,153.[1]

History

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Winnfield Courthouse, 1904

When Winn Parish was officially formed by the state legislature in 1852, Winnfield was established as the parish seat.[2]

Winnfield was a major producer of salt in the Civil War days; salt kettles used at Big Cedar and Drake's Salt Works furnished salt for the Confederate army. One still exists today in front of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, turned into a fountain. The salt works was located on Saline Bayou.[3] Later the Cary Salt Works started an 840-foot deep mine west of Winnfield. The mine was used by the federal government in Project Coyboy Plowshare Program, Cowboy Event. Between December 1959 and March 1960 a series of high explosives were set off inside the Carry Salt Works in an unused portion of the mine.[4][5][6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km2), all land.

It is about a three hour traveling distance from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[7]

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

Winnfield city, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[9] Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,732 2,165 1,636 47.52% 44.73% 39.39%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2,857 2,432 2,210 49.70% 50.25% 53.21%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 21 27 18 0.37% 0.56% 0.43%
Asian alone (NH) 9 17 4 0.16% 0.35% 0.10%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 2 0 0.00% 0.04% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 6 14 0.00% 0.12% 0.34%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 64 66 143 1.11% 1.36% 3.44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66 125 128 1.15% 2.58% 3.08%
Total 5,749 4,840 4,153 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Winnfield had a population of 4,153. The median age was 37.8 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 78.9 males age 18 and over.[12][13]

There were 1,693 households, including 1,173 families, in the city. Of all households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Married-couple households made up 24.7% of households, while 22.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present and 46.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 2,085 housing units, of which 18.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.[12]

99.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.4% lived in rural areas.[14]

Economy

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Winnfield City Hall

As of 2014Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., according to Bauer, Walmart, Winn Correctional Center, and the area lumber mill offer the majority of the jobs in the Winnfield area; because of the poverty in the area, residents are willing to take low-paying jobs at Winn Correctional Center despite the danger present there.[15]

Arts and culture

Museums

Annual events

Education

Public schools

Winn Parish School Board operates local public schools, which include:

Higher education

Media

Newspapers

  • The Piney Woods Journal
  • Winn Parish Enterprise
  • Winn Parish Journal

TV

  • KCDH-LP, cable only

Radio

Infrastructure

Health Care

Winn Parish Medical Center is a 30-bed facility. it was founded in 1948.[16]

Notable people

References

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External links

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