Winn Parish, Louisiana

Winn Parish, Louisiana
Winn Parish, Louisiana
Parish
	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 for	Walter 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)
• 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.^[1] The parish seat and largest city is Winnfield.^[2] The parish was founded in 1852.^[3] 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.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Winn Parish, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Winn Parish". Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism. Retrieved September 5, 2014.