Winn Parish, Louisiana

Winn Parish (: Paroisse de Winn is a located in the  of . Its  is . In, its population was 16,894.

History
Winn Parish was established in from lands which had belonged to the parishes of, , and.

During the, Winn Parish refused to secede from the and was a de facto Union  in the  state of Louisiana.

Winn Parish is the traditional home of the former Long political dynasty. It is the birthplace of, , and , former s of Louisiana. Earl Long is buried in a public square in Winnfield, the site of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, which opened in.

Geography
The parish has a total area of 2,478 (957 ). 2,462 km² (950 sq mi) of it is land and 17 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.67%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent parishes

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 16,894 people, 5,930 households, and 4,234 families residing in the parish. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 7,502 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the parish was 66.27%, 32.03% or , 0.50% , 0.16% , 0.05% , 0.13% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,930 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.80% were living together, 15.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the parish the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 110.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.20 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $25,462, and the median income for a family was $31,513. Males had a median income of $29,094 versus $17,939 for females. The for the parish was $11,794. About 17.00% of families and 21.50% of the population were below the, including 28.40% of those under age 18 and 24.20% of those age 65 or over.