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Clinton is a town in, and the parish seat of, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. The population was 1,340 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. == History == In 1824, when Feliciana Parish was split into East and West, Clinton became the seat of East Feliciana Parish's government, replacing the town of Jackson in this capacity. In mid October 1948, an Air Force transport plane with 34 people aboard made a forced landing near the town, killing four. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.72%) is water. === Climate === == Demographics == As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,340 people, 737 households, and 506 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,998 people, 670 households, and 481 families residing in the town. The population density was 729.0 inhabitants per square mile (281.5/km2).