Winnsboro, Louisiana
| Winnsboro | |
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| City & parish seat | |
| City of Winnsboro | |
A glimpse of the downtown historic district of Winnsboro
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| Motto: The Stars and Stripes Capital of Louisiana | |
 Location in Franklin Parish and the state of Louisiana. |
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.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 32°09′48″N 91°43′24″W / 32.16333°N 91.72333°WCoordinates: 32°09′48″N 91°43′24″W / 32.16333°N 91.72333°W | |
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 United States
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| States |
 Louisiana
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| Parish | Franklin |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,910 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,762 |
| Demonym(s) | Winnsboroian |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71295 |
| Area code | 318 |
| U.S. Highway |  |
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| Website | City of Winnsboro |
Winnsboro is a small city and the parish seat of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,910, down from 5,344 at the 2000 census. The city is 59 percent African American.U.S. Highway 425 passes north–south through Winnsboro concurrent with Louisiana Highway 15 and extends northward to Rayville, the seat of neighboring Richland Parish.
Franklin Parish was created on March 1, 1843, from portions of Ouachita, Catahoula, and Madison parishes through the efforts of Senator John Winn. The parish was named in honor of Benjamin Franklin. 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, during the administration of Governor William Wright Heard.
The village of Winnsboro was incorporated in 1902, and Captain William Phillip Powell was appointed to serve as the first mayor.
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. In 1938 a bond issue to build the present municipal building was approved, and the following year citizens agreed to the purchase of the Landis municipal park property. Most of the community's streets were hard surfaced after 1950.
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