Wisner, Louisiana
Wisner, Louisiana | |
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Town | |
Town of Wisner | |
CDT) | |
Area code | 318 |
FIPS code | 22-82565 |
Wisner is a town in
History
Wisner was founded[when?] by Edward Wisner, a native of Athens, Michigan, whose family came from Switzerland and originally settled in Orange County, New York, in the early 1700s.[5][6]
The Holly Grove Colored Baptist Church in Wisner was established in the post-slavery period after the Civil War through the work of pastor Eldridge King David Swayzer. One of Swayzer's descendants, Frances Swayzer Conley, an English professor at Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City and a resident of Shreveport, has written a pictorial family history entitled Home to Holly Grove: Cherishing Our Rich Heritage.[7]
Geography
Wisner is located in southern Franklin Parish along
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Wisner has a total area of 0.80 square miles (2.06 km2), all land.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 692 | — | |
1940 | 617 | −10.8% | |
1950 | 738 | 19.6% | |
1960 | 1,254 | 69.9% | |
1970 | 1,339 | 6.8% | |
1980 | 1,424 | 6.3% | |
1990 | 1,153 | −19.0% | |
2000 | 1,140 | −1.1% | |
2010 | 964 | −15.4% | |
2020 | 771 | −20.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
As of the
There were 398 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,654, and the median income for a family was $23,929. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $15,156 for females. The
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Grain elevator in Wisner
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Franklin Parish branch library in Wisner
Notable people
- J. C. Gilbert, farmer, rancher, and Louisiana state legislator from 1960 to 1976; born in Wisner, graduated from Wisner High School in 1940
- Wayne Watson - Contemporary Christian music artist
References
- U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu.
- ^ "Landrieu's GOP Endorsements Pale In Comparison To 2008 Election". thehayride.com. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Wisner town, Louisiana". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- Gretna, LA(2003), p. 54.
- ^ Wisner, George Franklin. The Wisners in America and Their Kindred: A Genealogical and Biographical History. Baltimore, Maryland (1918).
- ^ "Book signing at LA State Museum on July 7". northshreveport.ksla.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
External links
- Wisner Progress Community Progress Site for Wisner, LA