Welsh is a town in
Jefferson Davis Parish,
Louisiana
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. The population was 3,226 at the time of the
2010 census. It is part of the
Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Welsh was originally a homestead owned by former plantation overseer and
Confederate States Army
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soldier Henry Welsh in the late 1800s.
In 1881, Welsh donated right-of-way and a
section house to the
Southern Pacific Railroad on the condition that trains stop in the town.
The town of Welsh was platted in 1880
and incorporated on March 15, 1888,
when Henry Welsh was elected the first mayor. Initially part of the Old Imperial Calcasieu Parish, in 1913 Welsh became part of the newly established Jefferson Davis Parish.
Geography
Welsh is located at (30.237419, -92.820593).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.4 km), of which 6.2 square miles (16.1 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km) (1.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 3,333 people, 1,128 households, and 765 families residing in the town.
Notable people
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Canray Fontenot (1922–1995), Creole fiddler
*
Phillip Walker (1937–2010),
electric blues guitarist and singer
*
Charles Mann,
swamp pop
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legend and member of the
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame
Education
Jefferson Davis Parish Public Schools operates public schools in Welsh. Schools serving Welsh includ
Welsh Elementary School(PK–5) in Welsh, Welsh - Roanoke Jr. High (6–8) in nearby
Roanoke, and
Welsh High School (9–12) in Welsh.
Jefferson Davis Parish Library operates the McBurney Memorial Branch at 301 South Sarah Street.
References
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Towns in Louisiana
Towns in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana