Winn Parish, Louisiana

Winn Parish, Louisiana
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
RegionNorth Louisiana
FoundedFebruary 24, 1852 (1852-02-24)
Named afterWalter Winn or Winfield Scott
Parish seat (and largest city)Winnfield
Incorporated municipalities
6 (total)
  • 1 city, 1 town, and 4 villages
  • (located entirely or partially
    within parish boundaries)
Area
  Total
2,480 km2 (957 sq mi)
  Land2,500 km2 (950 sq mi)
  Water17 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
  percentage2 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
13,755
  Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code318
Congressional district5th

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.