Baskin, Louisiana

Baskin, Louisiana
Village
Village of Baskin
Baskin Veterans Memorial
Location of Baskin in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°15′27″N91°44′47″W / 32.25750°N 91.74639°W / 32.25750; -91.74639
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Franklin
Area [1]
• Total	1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)
• Land	1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	210
• Density	157.54/sq mi (60.83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-04615

Baskin is a village in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 210 at the 2020 census, ^[2] up from 188 in 2000. Baskin is located north of the parish seat of Winnsboro.

History

Baskin was named in honor of Dr. Adolphus McDuffie Baskin, a pioneer settler. ^[3]

Geography

Baskin is located in northwestern Franklin Parish at 32°15′27″N91°44′47″W / 32.25750°N 91.74639°W / 32.25750; -91.74639 (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 km²), all land. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	654		—
1930	416		−36.4%
1940	330		−20.7%
1950	117		−64.5%
1960	238		103.4%
1970	177		−25.6%
1980	286		61.6%
1990	243		−15.0%
2000	188		−22.6%
2010	254		35.1%
2020	210		−17.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 188 people, 77 households, and 47 families residing in the village. The population density was 140.6 inhabitants per square mile (54.3/km²). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 64.3 per square mile (24.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.68% White, 2.66% African American, 0.53% Native American, and 2.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 77 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $18,000, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $12,321 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,034. About 22.0% of families and 24.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.7% of those 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Franklin Parish School Board. ^[7]

Baskin School, a K-8 school, is in the town. ^[8] Franklin Parish High School in Winnsboro is the sole public high school of the parish. ^[9] Residents of Baskin move on to Franklin Parish High. ^[10]

Baskin School, initially an elementary and middle school began in the latter part of the 1800s, with Cumming's Gin and a facility on a private property housing initial classes. A building made of brick opened in 1916. ^[10] 1920 was the year that the first class graduated. ^[11] The 1926 Baskin High School Building opened, with senior high school becoming a part of the school. In 1977 it moved to a different facility. The high school division closed in 1997 and it became a PreKindergarten through 8th grade facility. ^[10] The 1926 building, which had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was demolished in 2021. ^[12]

Sports

The Baskin High School women's basketball team holds the record for longest winning streak in organized sports. The Lady Rams won 218 consecutive games from 1948 to 1953—a span of six years. Once the streak was broken, another 71 game streak continued. In the span of ten years, the Lady Rams led by Hall of Fame coach, Edna "Tiny" Tarbutton, would go 315–2 with nine state titles and an average winning margin of more than 30 points. In 1993, Tarbutton was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame located in Natchitoches.

Natives

Lainey Wilson, a 2024 Grammy Award winning country music singer, was born in Baskin.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. "2020 Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020.
3. Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 29. ISBN   978-0-8071-4740-5.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Franklin Parish, LA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 4, 2024. - text list
8. "Home". Baskin School. Retrieved February 4, 2024. 1926 HWY 857 Baskin, LA 71219
9. "Franklin Parish Schools". Franklin Parish School Board . Retrieved February 4, 2024.
10. "History of Baskin School". Baskin Handbook 2021-2022 (PDF). Baskin School. p. 8 (PDF p. 5/20). Retrieved February 4, 2024.
11. "Clipboard: Baskin High". The Town Talk . Alexandria, Louisiana. March 7, 2000. p. D-4. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
12. "Announcing the 2022 Louisiana Preservation Awards". Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation . Retrieved February 4, 2024.

External links

• Baskin Progress Community Progress Site for Baskin, LA