Winnsboro, Louisiana

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The city of Winnsboro is the parish seat of Franklin Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 5,344 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable people born here
4 Notable Current and Former Residents
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Winnsboro is located at 32°9′48″N, 91°43′24″W (32.163412, -91.723293)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.69%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,344 people, 1,977 households, and 1,310 families residing in the city. The population density was 508.2/km² (1,314.7/mi²). There were 2,144 housing units at an average density of 203.9/km² (527.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 39.97% White, 58.53% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60% of the population.

There were 1,977 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% were married couples living together, 27.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 76.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,590, and the median income for a family was $21,543. Males had a median income of $24,608 versus $15,663 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,229. About 36.7% of families and 40.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 58.3% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.