Washington Parish, Louisiana | |
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Parish of Washington | |
![]() Bogalusa City Hall | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
![]() Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
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Region | Florida Parishes |
Founded | 1819 |
Named for | George Washington |
Parish seat | Franklinton |
Largest city | Bogalusa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,750 km2 (676 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,700 km2 (670 sq mi) |
• Water | 17 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
• percentage | 2 km2 (0.9 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 45,463 |
• Rank | LA: 24th |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 985 |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | Washington Parish, Louisiana |
Washington Parish (French: Paroisse de Washington; Spanish: Parroquia de Washington) is a parish located in the interior southeast corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana, one of the Florida Parishes. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,463.[1] Its parish seat is Franklinton.[2] Its largest city is Bogalusa. The parish was founded in 1819.[3]
Washington Parish comprises the Bogalusa, LA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area.
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