Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

Shreveport-Bossier
Downtown Shreveport (right) and Bossier City (left)
Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Bossier Caddo DeSoto Webster
Principal cities	Shreveport Bossier City
Largest city	Shreveport

The Red River between Shreveport and Bossier City

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers four parishes: Caddo, Bossier, Webster, 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]

Communities

Cities

• Bossier City (Principal city and suburb)
• Mansfield
• Minden
• Shreveport (Principal city)

Towns

• Benton
• Blanchard(suburb)
• Greenwood(suburb)
• Haughton(suburb)
• Keachi
• Logansport
• Oil City
• Plain Dealing
• Stonewall (suburb)
• Vivian

Villages

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

Unincorporated communities

• Eastwood (census-designated place and suburb)
• Frierson (census-designated place)
• Gloster (census-designated place)
• Keithville (suburb)
• Kingston
• Lakeview (census-designated place and suburb)
• Red Chute (census-designated place and suburb)

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)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.