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Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

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Country
  
United States

Largest city
  
Shreveport

State
  
Louisiana

Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Principal cities
  
Shreveport Bossier City

Parishes
  
Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, Webster Parish, Louisiana

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers four parishes: Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and De Soto. 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).

Contents

Cities

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

  • Belcher
  • Dixie Inn
  • Doyline
  • Dubberly
  • Gilliam
  • Grand Cane
  • Heflin
  • Hosston
  • Ida
  • Longstreet
  • Mooringsport
  • Rodessa
  • Shongaloo
  • 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)
  • Midway
  • Red Chute (census-designated place and suburb)
  • Yellow Pine

    • Demographics

    As of the census 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.

    References

    Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area Wikipedia
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