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By 1860, Shreveport had a population of 2,200 free people and 1,300 slaves within the city limits. Civil War and Reconstruction. During the American Civil War, Shreveport was the capital of Louisiana from 1863 to 1865, having succeeded Baton Rouge and Opelousas after each fell under Union control.
The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, officially designated Shreveport–Bossier City by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, [1] or simply Greater Shreveport, is a metropolitan statistical area in northwestern Louisiana that covers three parishes: Caddo, Bossier, and DeSoto. [2] At the 2020 United States census, the ...
The city population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau ... Shreveport: LA: 177,959 187,593 −5.14%: 107.8 279.2 1,740 670
The U.S. State of Louisiana currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Louisiana. [1]
1860 – Population: 2,190. 1861 – St. Mary's Convent founded. 1863 – Shreveport designated Louisiana Confederate capital (until 1865). 1866 – Charity Hospital established. 1870 – Population: 4,607. 1871 Shreveport becomes a city. Daily Shreveport Times newspaper begins publication. Crisp's Gaiety Theater built. 1873
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Caddo Parish ( French: Paroisse de Caddo) ( / ˈkædoʊ /) is a parish located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 237,848. [1] The parish seat is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River.
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. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 439,000 (though a July 1, 2011 ...
"Louisiana has taken a historic step in adopting a congressional map that creates two African-American districts based on population," Jenkins said. "This is a fair map passed with bipartisan support.