Wilson, Louisiana

Wilson, Louisiana
Village
Location of Wilson in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 30°55′12″N91°06′57″W / 30.92000°N 91.11583°W / 30.92000; -91.11583 [1]
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	East Feliciana
Area [2]
• 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 [1]	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

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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]

Wilson racial composition as of 2020 ^[5]

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

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilson, Louisiana
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
3. "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.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 28, 2021.