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East Feliciana Parish (French: Paroisse de Feliciana Est, Spanish: Parroquia de East Feliciana) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 20,267,[1] and 19,531 in 2020.[2] The parish seat is Clinton.[3]

East Feliciana Parish
Parish
East Feliciana Parish Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°51′N 91°03′W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	1824
Named for	Marie Felice de Gálvez
Seat	Clinton
Largest town	Jackson
Area
• Total	456 sq mi (1,180 km2)
• Land	453 sq mi (1,170 km2)
• Water	2.4 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,531
• Density	43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	5th, 6th
Website	www.eastfelicianaclerk.org

Established when Feliciana Parish was divided in 1824, both East and West Feliciana parishes are part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. They are also considered part of the Florida Parishes, at one time part of Spain's West Florida colony.

History

The parish was part of Feliciana Parish, which was founded and named in 1810 by Spanish rulers, who then controlled the territory. Feliciana is derived from a Spanish rendering of the French name "Felicité", which means happiness. The Spanish governor named it in honor of his wife, Marie Felicité.[4]

After the United States annexed this territory, population continued to increase. It had been developed for sugar cane plantations and business was thriving. In 1824, the state legislature divided the parish into East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish, so that residents would have easier access to their parish seats.

The Louisiana State Insane Asylum was the first state institution in the parish, established near the town of Jackson in 1847. It was greatly enlarged and improved under the administration of Dr. John Welch Jones, who was appointed as superintendent in 1874, during the Reconstruction era. The bi-racial legislators in power at the time made commitments to public education and state welfare institutions. The facility was later called East Louisiana State Hospital.

The Margaret Dixon Correctional Institute is located in Jackson, as well. It opened in 1976 and is named for the crusading managing editor of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (now called The Advocate). She had argued for the decentralization of the massive Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, in neighboring West Feliciana Parish.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the parish has a total area of 456 square miles (1,180 km²), of which 453 square miles (1,170 km²) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) (0.5%) is water.[5]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 61
• Louisiana Highway 10
• Louisiana Highway 19
• Louisiana Highway 63
• Louisiana Highway 67
• Louisiana Highway 68
• Louisiana Highway 69

Adjacent parishes and counties

• Wilkinson County, Mississippi (northwest)
• Amite County, Mississippi (northeast)
• St. Helena Parish (east)
• East Baton Rouge Parish (south)
• West Feliciana Parish (west)

Communities

Towns

• Clinton (parish seat)
• Jackson (largest municipality)
• Slaughter

Villages

• Norwood
• Wilson

Unincorporated communities

• Bluff Creek
• Ethel
• Gurley

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	8,247		—
1840	11,893		44.2%
1850	13,598		14.3%
1860	14,697		8.1%
1870	13,499		−8.2%
1880	15,132		12.1%
1890	17,903		18.3%
1900	20,443		14.2%
1910	20,055		−1.9%
1920	17,487		−12.8%
1930	17,449		−0.2%
1940	18,039		3.4%
1950	19,133		6.1%
1960	20,198		5.6%
1970	17,657		−12.6%
1980	19,015		7.7%
1990	19,211		1.0%
2000	21,360		11.2%
2010	20,267		−5.1%
2020	19,531		−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2013[1]

East Feliciana Parish racial composition as of 2020[10]

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	11,411	58.4%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	7,108	36.38%
Native American	60	0.31%
Asian	46	0.24%
Pacific Islander	9	0.05%
Other/Mixed	514	2.63%
Hispanic or Latino	391	2.0%

At the 2019 American Community Survey, there were 19,371 people living in the parish, down from 20,267 at the 2010 United States census. The 2019 census-estimated population comprised 6,959 households living in 8,487 housing units spread throughout the parish. There were 1,595 businesses operating in East Feliciana.[11] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,539 people, 6,959 households, and 4,777 families residing in the parish.

In 2010, the racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was the following: 53.2% were White, 44.9% Black and African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% of some other race and 1.1% of two or more races; 1.0% were Hispanic or Latin American of any race. At the 2019 census-estimates, 54.5% were non-Hispanic white, 43.6% Black and African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% some other race, and 0.9% multiracial. Hispanics and Latin Americans of any race made up 1.7% of the total population.[11]

Of the 6,959 households in East Feliciana Parish, 4.8% were aged 5 and under, 81.8% 18 and older, and 17.1% 65 and older. The median age was 42.9.

Approximately 40% of the population was employed in the parish, and the home-ownership rate was 80.5%. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $139,300, and median gross rent was $647. Residents had a median household income of $51,803; males earned a median income of $61,105 versus $32,243 for females.[11] At the 2000 United States census, the median household income was $31,631, and the median family income was $37,278. Males had a median income of $31,804 versus $20,243 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $15,428. An estimated 23.3% of the parish lived at or below the poverty line in 2019, up from 23% at the 2000 U.S. census.

Education

East Feliciana Parish School Board operates public schools in the parish. Elementary schools include Jackson Elementary School, Slaughter Elementary School, and Clinton Elementary School. Upper public schools include East Feliciana Middle and High school. Some students in the parish attend Wilkinson County Christian Academy in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.[12]

The parish is in the service area of Baton Rouge Community College.[13]

Silliman Institute in Clinton was established in the late 1960s as a directed response to federal courts ordering the desegregation of the East Feliciana public school system.

Government and infrastructure

The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury is the governing body of the parish and consists of nine representatives elected by district.

East Louisiana State Hospital, currently referred to as Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System is located in Jackson. Its main building is considered to be one of the largest and most significant Greek Revival buildings in Louisiana, it has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The institution was one of the first mental hospitals in the South.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson.[14]

Notable people

• Donna Douglas (1932-2015), actress who starred on The Beverly Hillbillies. She is buried in Bluff Creek's Baptist Church cemetery.
• Erick Erickson, Editor of RedState[16]
• Thomas Jackson, Sr. (1757-1844), fought in Revolutionary War.[17]
• John Welch Jones (1826-1916), medical doctor, Confederate cavalry officer and one-time superintendent of the Louisiana State Insane Asylum
• Junius Wallace Jones (1890-1977), Major-General, United States Air Force
• Lawrence Brooks (1909-2022), the oldest American veteran of World War II, was born in Norwood.
• Tom McVea, former state representative and former member of the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury
• Eddie Robinson, legendary football coach at Grambling State University, was born in Jackson, Louisiana.
• Richard Stalder, former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections from 1992 to 2008; former warden of Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson
• E. M. Toler, physician and coroner who served in the Louisiana State Senate for East and West Feliciana parishes from 1944 to 1954
• John D. Travis (1940-2016), state representative for District 62, including his native East Feliciana Parish, 1984 to 2000[18]
• Kendell Beckwith, NFL player, currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Attended East Feliciana High School and went on to play for the LSU Tigers before being drafted by Tampa Bay.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
• Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway – Clinton and Port Hudson Railroad

References

External links

• East Feliciana Parish Police Jury
• East Feliciana Tourism
• Explore the History and Culture of Southeastern Louisiana, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

На других языках

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[de] East Feliciana Parish

Das East Feliciana Parish[3] (französisch Paroisse de Feliciana Est) ist ein Parish (eine Verwaltungseinheit) im US-Bundesstaat Louisiana der Vereinigten Staaten. Im Jahr 2010 hatte das Parish 20.267 Einwohner und eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 17,3 Einwohner pro Quadratkilometer. Der Verwaltungssitz (Parish Seat) ist Clinton, benannt nach dem New Yorker Gouverneur DeWitt Clinton.

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- [en] East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

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[fr] Paroisse de Feliciana Est

La paroisse de Féliciana Est, en Louisiane, a été créée par la scission de la paroisse de Féliciana qui donna aussi naissance à la paroisse de Féliciana Ouest en 1824.

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[it] Parrocchia di East Feliciana

La parrocchia di East Feliciana (in inglese East Feliciana Parish) è una parrocchia dello Stato della Louisiana, negli Stati Uniti. La popolazione al censimento del 2000 era di 21360 abitanti. Il capoluogo è Clinton.

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