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History · Dixie Inn

Dixie Inn dates to 1956

Most of Dixie Inn was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1947 on and the census since 1960.

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How Dixie Inn began

When was Dixie Inn founded?

1956

Dixie Inn dates its founding to 1956 (Wikipedia’s history). The census first counted it in 1960.

First census: 399 in 19602020 census: 29370 years
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What stands out about Dixie Inn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story

How Dixie Inn came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Dixie Inn.

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Most of the original houses in Dixie Inn were built during World War II to serve munitions workers at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant located off U.S. Highway 80 to the east.

Dixie Inn was incorporated in 1956. Clyde A. Stanley (1910–1959) became the first mayor of the village; he defeated James Whit "Tinker" Volentine (1915–1982) by a vote of 69 to 54. All but seven of the registered voters participated in the election.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Dixie Inn, decade by decade

Today10 recent
Southern Maid Donuts sign2010Southern Maid Donuts signNicky's Mexican Restaurant, Dixie Inn, LA (revised) IMG 35832010Nicky's Mexican Restaurant, Dixie Inn, LA (revised) I…Hamburger Happiness sign2010Hamburger Happiness signRevised Antioch Baptist Church, Dixie Inn, LA MVI 25412009Revised Antioch Baptist Church, Dixie Inn, LA MVI 2541Revised Antioch Baptist Church photo in Dixie Inn, LA IMG 06352009Revised Antioch Baptist Church photo in Dixie Inn, LA…Nicky's Mexican Restaurant, Dixie Inn, LA MVI 25442009Nicky's Mexican Restaurant, Dixie Inn, LA MVI 2544Dixie Inn, LA, water tower IMG 09232009Dixie Inn, LA, water tower IMG 0923Village of Dixie Inn, LA IMG 15312008Village of Dixie Inn, LA IMG 1531Antioch Baptist Church2008Antioch Baptist ChurchLAMap-doton-Dixie Inn2004LAMap-doton-Dixie Inn
On the map

Dixie Inn on the map, 1947 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dixie Inn. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dixie Inn on the 1947 USGS mapDixie Inn on the 1981 USGS mapDixie Inn on the 1998 USGS map1947Minden sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dixie Inn.

People over time

Dixie Inn, census by census

01002003004005001960198020002020Peak: 456

Between 273 and 456 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Dixie Inn’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dixie Inn

Nobody well known was born in Dixie Inn itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Shannon LetoAmerican drummer · b. 1970
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Johnny CopelandAmerican blues musician · b. 1937
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Glynn SaultersAmerican basketball player · b. 1945
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Percy MayfieldAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1920
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Fred DeanAmerican football player · b. 1952
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Blayne WeaverAmerican actor · b. 1976
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about Dixie Inn’s history

What year was Dixie Inn founded?

In 1956, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1960 counted 399 people here.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (10), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.