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Welcome to Winnsboro ...The city of Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Franklin Parish. The location of Winnsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Winnsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Winnsboro has a population of 4,541 people<3> (see below for details). Winnsboro is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Winnsboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Winnsboro lies within the (318) area code. The ZIP code for Winnsboro: 71295<5> Websites for Winnsboro ...Official Website: www.winnsboro.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winnsboro had an population of 4,541 people. This is a decrease of 7.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.03% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Winnsboro had a population of 4,910 people (or 23.64% of the total population of Franklin Parish). This makes Winnsboro the parish's most populous community. The population of Winnsboro represents 0.11% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,910 people, the population of Winnsboro decreased 8.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,344 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Winnsboro. Communities Also Named Winnsboro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Winnsboro - they are located in South Carolina and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Winnsboro. Communities near Winnsboro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Winnsboro.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Winnsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winnsboro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Winnsboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winnsboro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winnsboro. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winnsboro. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnsboro ...Looking for more information about Winnsboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Winnsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Winnsboro. Adding Winnsboro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Winnsboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Winnsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Winnsboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Winnsboro. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Winnsboro: www.winnsboro.org/ The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/ Footnotes ...
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