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Franklin is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] The population was 6,229 as of 2024. [ 3 ] The city is located on Bayou Teche , southeast of the cities of Lafayette , 47 miles (76 km) and New Iberia , 28 miles (45 km), and 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Morgan City .
Protected areas of Franklin Parish, Louisiana (1 P) Pages in category "Geography of Franklin Parish, Louisiana" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Franklin Parish (French: Paroisse de Franklin, Spanish: Parroquia de Franklin) is a parish located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020, its population was 19,774. [1] The parish seat and the most populous municipality is Winnsboro. [2] The parish was founded in 1843 and named for Benjamin Franklin. [3] [4]
St. Mary Parish (French: Paroisse de Sainte-Marie) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.As of the 2020 census, the population was 49,406. [1] The parish seat is Franklin. [2]
Franklinton was founded in 1819, originally under the name of Franklin. It was designated as the parish seat of government on February 10, 1821, two years after the parish was carved out from St. Tammany Parish. In 1826 the town's name was changed to Franklinton, as there was already another town named Franklin in St. Mary Parish.
Baskin is located in northwestern Franklin Parish at (32.257544, -91.746378), [4] along U.S. Route 425, which leads south 7 miles (11 km) to Winnsboro and north 16 miles (26 km) to Rayville According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.45 km 2 ), all land.
Franklin Parish was created on March 1, 1843, from portions of Ouachita, Catahoula, and Madison parishes through the efforts of Louisiana Senator John Winn. Land for a centrally located parish seat, Winnsborough (later Winnsboro), was purchased in 1844.
Villages in Franklin Parish, Louisiana (2 P) This page was last edited on 26 September 2011, at 19:01 (UTC). Text ...