Wilson, Louisiana
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Wilson, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
 Location of Wilson in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′12″N 91°06′57″W / 30.92000°N 91.11583°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | East Feliciana |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.72 sq mi (7.05 km2) |
| • Land | 2.71 sq mi (7.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 348 |
| • Density | 128.37/sq mi (49.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 225 |
| FIPS code | 22-82215 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407571[1] |
Wilson is a village in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 348 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
[edit]Wilson is located in northwestern East Feliciana Parish. Louisiana Highway 19 passes through the village, leading north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Norwood and south 35 miles (56 km) to Baton Rouge. Clinton, the East Feliciana Parish seat, is 8 miles (13 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wilson has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.42%, is water.[3]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 281 | — | |
| 1900 | 470 | 67.3% | |
| 1910 | 762 | 62.1% | |
| 1920 | 470 | −38.3% | |
| 1930 | 354 | −24.7% | |
| 1970 | 606 | — | |
| 1980 | 656 | 8.3% | |
| 1990 | 707 | 7.8% | |
| 2000 | 668 | −5.5% | |
| 2010 | 595 | −10.9% | |
| 2020 | 348 | −41.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 70 | 20.11% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 259 | 74.43% |
| Other/Mixed | 11 | 3.16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.3% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 348 people, 202 households, and 120 families residing in the village.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilson, Louisiana
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wilson village, Louisiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
Municipalities and communities of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States | ||
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