Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern

North Louisiana

North Louisiana is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The region has two metropolitan areas: Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe-West Monroe....

Louisiana

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...

that covers three parishes – Caddo

Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Caddo Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport; as of 2000, the population was 252,161...

, Bossier

Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Bossier Parish is named for Pierre Bossier, a 19th-century Louisiana state senator and U.S. representative from Natchitoches Parish.Bossier Parish was spared fighting on its soil during the American Civil War...

, and De Soto

De Soto Parish, Louisiana

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 26,656 people, 9,691 households, and 6,967 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 375,965 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 427,910). It is also part of the larger Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden Combined Statistical Area

Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden combined statistical area

The Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden Combined Statistical Area is made up of four parishes in northwestern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area...

Parishes

Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Bossier Parish is named for Pierre Bossier, a 19th-century Louisiana state senator and U.S. representative from Natchitoches Parish.Bossier Parish was spared fighting on its soil during the American Civil War...
Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport; as of 2000, the population was 252,161...
De Soto Parish
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 26,656 people, 9,691 households, and 6,967 families residing in the parish. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 11,204 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
Red River Parish

Places with more than 50,000 people

Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....

(Principal city)
Bossier City
Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States.As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 61,315. Bossier City is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport, located on the western bank of the Red River. The Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area is the...

(Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

Mansfield
Mansfield, Louisiana
Mansfield is a city in and the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,001 at the 2010 census. Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Red Chute
Red Chute, Louisiana
Red Chute is a census-designated place in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,984 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

(census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

Belcher
Belcher, Louisiana
Belcher is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Belcher is located at ....
Benton
Benton, Louisiana
The town of Benton is the parish seat of Bossier Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. The population was 2,035 at the 2000 census. The larger Bossier City is located south of Benton...
Blanchard
Blanchard, Louisiana
Blanchard is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Blanchard is located at ....
Eastwood
Eastwood, Louisiana
Eastwood is a census-designated place in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,374 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

(census-designated place)
Greenwood
Greenwood, Louisiana
Greenwood is a town in southern Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Greenwood was established in 1839...
Haughton
Haughton, Louisiana
Haughton is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Haughton is located at ....
Logansport
Logansport, Louisiana
Logansport is a town in western DeSoto Parish adjacent to the Sabine River in western Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Oil City
Oil City, Louisiana
Oil City is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,219 at the 2000 census. Oil City is located on Louisiana Highway 1 north of Caddo Lake...
Plain Dealing
Plain Dealing, Louisiana
Plain Dealing is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States best known as the birthplace of former U.S. Representative Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census...
Stonewall
Stonewall, Louisiana
Stonewall is a town in northern DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,668 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Vivian
Vivian, Louisiana
Vivian, is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States and is home to the Red Bud Festival. The population was 4,031 at the 2000 census...

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

Gilliam
Gilliam, Louisiana
Gilliam is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 178 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
Grand Cane
Grand Cane, Louisiana
Grand Cane is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Hosston
Hosston, Louisiana
Hosston is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Hosston is located at ....
Ida
Ida, Louisiana
Ida is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Keachi
Keachi, Louisiana
Keachi is a town in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census...
Longstreet
Longstreet, Louisiana
Longstreet is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 163 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Longstreet is named for Confederate General James Longstreet....
Mooringsport
Mooringsport, Louisiana
Mooringsport is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography: Mooringsport is located at ....
Rodessa
Rodessa, Louisiana
Rodessa is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Rodessa is located at ....
South Mansfield
South Mansfield, Louisiana
South Mansfield is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 352 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
Stanley
Stanley, Louisiana
Stanley is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Stanley is located at ....

Unincorporated places

Frierson
Frierson, Louisiana
Frierson is an unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately three miles north of Interstate 49 along Louisiana Highway 175....
Keithville
Keithville, Louisiana
Keithville is an unincorporated community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies to the south of Shreveport along U.S. Route 171. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 71047. Along with a large elementary and middle school, Keithville has several...
Kingston
Kingston, Louisiana
Kingston is an unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located approximately 16 miles south of Shreveport near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 175 and Louisiana Highway 5....

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 375,965 people, 150,293 households, and 115,551 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 59.48% White, 37.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

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 $31,583 versus $21,848 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $16,521.

National Guard

Shreveport is the home of the 2-108th Cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

Squadron which is part of the 256th Infantry Brigade.