Winn Parish, Louisiana
Winn Parish, Louisiana | |
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| Parish of Winn | |
Winn Parish Courthouse in Winnfield | |
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
Louisiana's location within the US | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Region | North Louisiana |
| Founded | February 24, 1852 |
| Named after | Walter Winn or Winfield Scott |
| Parish seat (and largest city) | Winnfield |
| Incorporated municipalities | 6 (total)
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| Area | |
• Total | 2,480 km2 (957 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| • percentage | 2 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,755 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| Congressional district | 5th |
Winn Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,755. The parish seat and largest city is Winnfield. The parish was founded in 1852. It is last in alphabetical order of Louisiana's sixty-four parishes. Winn is separated from Natchitoches Parish along U.S. Highway 71 by Saline Bayou, the first blackwater protected waterway in the American South.