Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area
Shreveport–Bossier City | |
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Downtown Shreveport (right) and Bossier City (left) | |
Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area | |
Country |
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State |
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Parishes |
Bossier Caddo DeSoto Webster |
Principal cities |
Shreveport Bossier City |
Largest city | Shreveport |
The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, commonly known as Shreveport-Bossier City or Greater Shreveport, is a metropolitan statistical 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. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 estimate for the metro area is 440,933.[2]
Communities
Cities
- Shreveport (Principal city)
- Bossier City (Principal city)
- Mansfield
- Minden
- Springhill
Towns
- Benton
- Blanchard (suburb)
- Cotton Valley
- Cullen
- Greenwood (suburb)
- Haughton (suburb)
- Keachi
- Logansport
- Oil City
- Plain Dealing
- Sarepta
- Sibley
- Stonewall (suburb)
- Vivian
Villages
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)
- Midway
- Red Chute (census-designated place and suburb)
- Yellow Pine
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
References
- ↑ "Shreveport, Bossier City Metro Area - USA.com". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.