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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.
With a 2010 census population of 439,000, it declined to become Louisiana's fourth largest metropolis at 394,706 residents at the 2019 census estimates. Shreveport–Bossier City is the largest economic and cultural center of North Louisiana and the wider Ark-La-Tex region.
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 CSA population according to 2019 US Census Bureau population estimates. ... Shreveport–Bossier City, LA MSA: 394,706 Caddo Parish, Louisiana: 240,204
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
Louisiana is a South Central U.S. state, with a 2020 U.S. census resident population of 4,657,757, and apportioned population of 4,661,468. Much of the state's population is concentrated in southern Louisiana in the Greater New Orleans, Florida Parishes, and Acadiana regions, with the remainder in North and Central Louisiana's major metropolitan areas (Shreveport-Bossier City; Monroe-West ...
History of Louisiana. Shreve Town was originally contained within the boundaries of a section of land sold to the company by the indigenous Caddo Indians in the year of 1835, during the period of Indian Removal. [1] In 1838, Caddo Parish was created from the large Natchitoches Parish and Shreve Town was designated as the parish seat.
Louisiana. Population. (2020) • Total. 830,266. North Louisiana ( French: Louisiane du Nord ), also known locally as Sportsman's Paradise, [1] [2] (a name sometimes attributed to the state as a whole) is a region in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The region has two metropolitan areas: Shreveport-Bossier City and Monroe-West Monroe; the ...