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Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Franklin Parish (French: Paroisse de Franklin, Spanish: Parroquia de Franklin) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. The parish seat and the most populous municipality is Winnsboro. The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 635 square miles (1,640 km), of which 625 square miles (1,620 km) is land and 11 square miles (28 km) (1.7%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent parishes

National protected area

Communities

Towns

Villages

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18503,251—
18606,16289.5%
18705,078−17.6%
18806,49527.9%
18906,9006.2%
19008,89028.8%
191011,98934.9%
192024,100101.0%
193030,53026.7%
194032,3826.1%
195029,376−9.3%
196026,088−11.2%
197023,946−8.2%
198024,1410.8%
199022,387−7.3%
200021,263−5.0%
201020,767−2.3%
202019,774−4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790-1960 1900-1990
1990-2000 2010-2013
Franklin Parish racial composition as of 2020
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 12,430 62.86%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 6,508 32.91%
Native American 26 0.13%
Asian 38 0.19%
Other/Mixed 496 2.51%
Hispanic or Latino 276 1.4%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,774 people, 7,423 households, and 5,130 families residing in the parish.

Education

Franklin Parish School Board operates local public schools. Franklin Parish High School is the sole public high school in the parish.

The parish also hosts two private schools. One of them, Franklin Academy in Winnsboro, was opened as a segregation academy on September 14, 1970, three weeks after parish schools were ordered by a federal judge to desegregate. Franklin Academy's student body is 97% white, while Franklin Parish High School's is majority Black.

Culture

Franklin Parish hosts the annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival with music, attractions and hundreds of vendors. The 2018 festival was attended by over 10,000 people in bad weather but usually the draw is between 15,000 and 20,000. People from across the region are attracted by the relatively high vendor count and this has an important economic contribution for local businesses. In past years the festival has included an antique car show, a zoo exhibit for children and an exhibit about Louisiana's contributions during World War II, along with performances from Grammy-winning artists Jo-El Sonnier and Jason Crabb.

Notable people

Politics

United States presidential election results for Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 6,970 71.71% 2,658 27.35% 92 0.95%
2016 6,514 71.10% 2,506 27.35% 142 1.55%
2012 6,294 67.42% 2,921 31.29% 121 1.30%
2008 6,278 67.09% 2,961 31.64% 119 1.27%
2004 6,141 67.46% 2,828 31.07% 134 1.47%
2000 5,363 64.18% 2,792 33.41% 201 2.41%
1996 3,961 44.01% 4,076 45.29% 963 10.70%
1992 3,889 40.29% 4,127 42.75% 1,637 16.96%
1988 5,520 62.19% 3,043 34.28% 313 3.53%
1984 6,708 67.80% 2,937 29.68% 249 2.52%
1980 5,301 54.38% 4,177 42.85% 270 2.77%
1976 3,947 49.39% 3,824 47.85% 220 2.75%
1972 4,967 73.76% 1,272 18.89% 495 7.35%
1968 1,052 14.76% 681 9.56% 5,394 75.68%
1964 5,470 87.82% 759 12.18% 0 0.00%
1960 1,336 33.08% 1,213 30.03% 1,490 36.89%
1956 1,130 32.69% 1,352 39.11% 975 28.20%
1952 1,614 36.29% 2,833 63.71% 0 0.00%
1948 149 3.84% 1,857 47.80% 1,879 48.37%
1944 597 19.43% 2,476 80.57% 0 0.00%
1940 292 8.46% 3,159 91.54% 0 0.00%
1936 231 7.25% 2,948 92.50% 8 0.25%
1932 78 2.59% 2,930 97.34% 2 0.07%
1928 492 30.13% 1,141 69.87% 0 0.00%
1924 143 17.23% 687 82.77% 0 0.00%
1920 173 16.15% 898 83.85% 0 0.00%
1916 10 1.44% 684 98.56% 0 0.00%
1912 8 1.37% 449 76.88% 127 21.75%

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