Survey 1949, Franklin Parish, LA.

Submitted by: by DeWanna Lindo

June 2001



Source: Franklin Parish Library 



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Franklin Parish Survey 1949:



Survey Of Franklin Parish	Date Sept. 1949



Land Area 630 SQ. Miles		Assessed Valuation 10,760,079.00 (1947)



Population- 32,382

Adult- 20,792

Juvenile (under 5)- 3,905

Juvenile (5-14)- 7,685

Rural Farm-  27,296

Negro- 10,837



Population By Wards



Ward 1: 3641			Ward 6: 3035

Ward 2: 4422			Ward 7: 7585

Ward 3: 3648			Ward 8: 1837

Ward 4: 3029			Ward 9: 2813

Ward 5: 2372





Education:



Percent of Adults 25 yrs. of age and over whose education was not aboe 4th grade:

44.6%



Religion: Protestant (predominately Baptist)



Per Capita Income: $455. (1945)





Incorporated Towns and Villages:



Town		Mayor				Pop.	Negro



Baskin		(no longer incorporated)	330

Gilbert		Corbitt				428

Winnsboro	Robert Mulhearn(undertaker)	2834	1111

Wisner		R.A. Brown			617





Unincorporated Towns and Communities:



Town or Community					Pop.



Baskinton  	(nothing there)				90

Brownell   	(nothing there)				100

Bushes     	(store and gin)				200

Chase	   	(school and post office)		80

Crowville  	(school and post office)		119

Extension  	(no community, just P.O.)		86

Ft. Necessity	(school and post office)		46

Franklin	(no community)				5

Holly Grove	(country church)			65

Jigger		(store, P.O.)				301

Lamar		(store, gin)				32

Liddieville	(H.S., 2 churches, 2 stores)		12

Longview	(store)					200

Mason 		(nothing)				16

Swampers	(store, gin, P.O.)			200