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City in Louisiana, United States
Winnfield, Louisiana
Downtown Winnfield
Location of Winnfield in Winn Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 31°55′24 ″N 92°38′25 ″W / 31.92333°N 92.64028°W / 31.92333; -92.64028 Country United States State Louisiana Parish Winn • Type City Council/Mayor • Mayor Mayor Gerald "Scooter" Hamm (Dem)
Winnfield City Council:
Chief of Police Johnny Carpenter (Dem) • Total 3.64 sq mi (9.43 km 2 • Land 3.64 sq mi (9.43 km 2 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km 2 Elevation
128 ft (39 m ) • Total 4,153 • Density 1,140.31/sq mi (440.32/km2 Time zone UTC-6 (CST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC-5 (CDT )ZIP code
71483
Area code 318 FIPS code 22-82460 Website Official website
Winnfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, Winn Parish, Louisiana , United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census , and 4,840 in 2010 . Three governors of the state of Louisiana were from Winnfield: Huey Long , Earl K. Long , and Oscar K. Allen .[2]
History [ edit ]
Stores in Winnfield, 1904 Courthouse, 1904
When Winn Parish was officially formed by the state legislature in 1852, Winnfield was established as the parish seat.[citation needed During the Civil War , the area around Winnfield was the site of some minor skirmishes. Confederate forces defeated a Union detachment near Salsbury Bridge sent to destroy the Drake's Salt Works in the area.[citation needed
Many Civil War bandits made the region their home. Among these were the West and Kimbrel clan.
Three Louisiana governors were Winnfield natives and grew up here: Huey Long , Oscar K. Allen and Earl Long . Huey Long became governor, U.S. Senator. He was assassinated in 1935. Oscar K. Allen was elected governor in 1932. Earl Long, "the Louisiana Longshot," served in a variety of state positions, said to be more than other Louisianan, including elective office. [citation needed He was elected governor in 1939, 1948 and 1956. He was elected to Congress in 1960 but died before he could assume office.
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] Plowshare Program , Cowboy Event. Between Dec 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]
The rock quarry operated near or on top of the salt mine and produced limestone and gravel still operates today as Winn Rock.
Geography [ edit ]
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km 2
Demographics [ edit ]
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %± 1880 133 — 1910 2,925 — 1920 2,975 1.7% 1930 3,721 25.1% 1940 4,512 21.3% 1950 5,629 24.8% 1960 7,022 24.7% 1970 7,142 1.7% 1980 7,311 2.4% 1990 6,138 −16.0% 2000 5,749 −6.3% 2010 4,840 −15.8% 2020 4,153 −14.2%
As of the 2020 United States census , there were 4,153 people, 1,967 households, and 1,173 families residing in the city.
Economy [ edit ]
Winnfield City Hall
As of 2014[update] 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.[9]
Arts and culture [ edit ]
Museums [ edit ]
Annual events [ edit ]
Education [ edit ]
Public schools [ edit ]
Winn Parish School Board operates local public schools, which include:
Winnfield Senior High School (9–12)
Winnfield Middle School (5–8)
Winnfield Primary School (K–4)
Higher education [ edit ]
Newspaper [ edit ]
Winn Parish Enterprise
Winn Parish Journal
The Piney Woods Journal
Notable people [ edit ]
A. Leonard Allen , U. S. Congressman
Oscar K. Allen , Governor of Louisiana[2]
George Washington Bolton , businessman and patriarch of the Bolton family of Alexandria ; lived in Winnfield in the latter 1860s
Harley Bozeman , tree farmer, politician, historian, confidant of Huey and Earl Long[10]
P. J. Brown , professional basketball player
John Burrows , professional baseball player
Randy Fenoli , fashion designer, star of Say Yes to the Dress Randy to the Rescue [11]
Earl K. Long , Governor of Louisiana[2]
Gillis William Long , U. S. Congressman
Huey Pierce Long Jr. , Governor of Louisiana, senator from Louisiana[2]
Speedy Long , U. S. Congressman, attended high school in Winnfield
Dick Merrill , aviator
Thomas D. Milling , Brigadier General , United States Air Force
Preston Powell , professional football player
William Jay Smith , Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress between 1968 and 1970
Anthony Thomas , professional American football player
Jack Wallace (catcher) , professional baseball player, minor league manager
References [ edit ]
^ Davies, Greggory E. "1948 History of Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA" . USGenWeb Archives .
^ Project Cowboy: Fracturing of rock salt by a contained high explosive
^ "Cowboy Trails. Phase I. Small-Scale Explosive Tests in Salt Domes. Part 1. Goals, Methods and Conclusions. Part 2. Experimental Program" . November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015.
^ "Project Coyboy - Coyboy Event - Project Plowboy WinnFreeNet.com" . winnfield.winnfreenet.com .
^ "Census of Population and Housing" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015 .
^ "Explore Census Data" . data.census.gov . Retrieved December 29, 2021 .
^ "My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard: Part One ." Mother Jones
^ Harley Bozeman obituary, Winn Parish Enterprise-News-American , May 20, 1971
^ Shanfelt, Eric (February 1, 2012). "Randy to the Rescue: TLC's Ultimage Bridal Event" . New Orleans . Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
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