Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area.

Downtown Shreveport and Bossier City.

The Red River between Shreveport and Bossier City

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers three parishes: Caddo, Bossier, and De Soto.^[1] As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 439,000 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed the population at 447,000).^[2] When combined with Webster Parish, the four parishes make up the Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden CSA.

Parishes

• Bossier Parish
• Caddo Parish
• De Soto Parish

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 people

• Shreveport (Principal city)
• Bossier City (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

• Mansfield
• Red Chute (census-designated place)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

• Belcher
• Benton
• Blanchard
• Eastwood (census-designated place)
• Greenwood
• Haughton
• Logansport
• Oil City
• Plain Dealing
• Stonewall
• Vivian

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

• Gilliam
• Grand Cane
• Hosston
• Ida
• Keachi
• Longstreet
• Mooringsport
• Rodessa
• South Mansfield
• Stanley

Unincorporated places

• Frierson
• Keithville
• Kingston

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2010, there were 557,201 people, 189,000 households, and 139,000 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was

• 60.58% White
• 28.74% African American
• 1.02% Native American
• 1.88% Asian
• 0.14% Pacific Islander
• 0.80% from other races
• 1.22% from two or more races
• 6.08% Hispanic or Latino

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,974, and the median income for a family was $39,203. Males had a median income of $35,583 versus $31,848 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,521.

National Guard

Shreveport is the home of the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron which is part of the 256th Infantry Brigade.

See also

• Louisiana census statistical areas
• List of census-designated places in Louisiana
• List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana

References

1. "Shreveport, Bossier City Metro Area - USA.com". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
2. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.