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Gilbert, Louisiana
Village
Gilbert City Hall and Police Department
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Franklin
Elevation	75 ft (22.9 m)
Coordinates	32°02′59″N 91°39′36″W / 32.04972°N 91.66000°W / 32.04972; -91.66000Coordinates: 32°02′59″N 91°39′36″W / 32.04972°N 91.66000°W / 32.04972; -91.66000
Area	0.96 sq mi (2.49 km2)
 - land	0.94 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water	0.02 sq mi (0 km2), 2.08%
Population	521 (2010)
Density	554.3/sq mi (214.0/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location in Franklin Parish and the state of Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Gilbert is a village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 521 at the 2010 census.

The village is named for one of the early families of Franklin Parish. One of their descendants is former state legislator J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert of Sicily Island in neighboring Catahoula Parish.

The Gilbert welcome sign recognizes that General Claire Chennault lived there for a time as a youth.

Gilbert is located in southern Franklin Parish at 32°2′59″N 91°39′36″W / 32.04972°N 91.66000°W / 32.04972; -91.66000 (32.049677, -91.660109), along U.S. Route 425, which leads north 9.5 miles (15.3 km) to Winnsboro, the parish seat, and south 14 miles (23 km) to Sicily Island.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Gilbert has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 km²), of which 0.94 square miles (2.44 km²) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 1.77%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 561 people, 207 households, and 150 families residing in the village. The population density was 573.5 inhabitants per square mile (221.0/km²). There were 231 housing units at an average density of 236.2 per square mile (91.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 62.21% White, 35.83% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.25% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Wikipedia