Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden combined statistical area

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 2000 census, the CSA had a population of 417,796 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 428,507). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-02.csv | title = Table 2. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-02) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-03-30]

Parishes

*Bossier Parish
*Caddo Parish
*De Soto Parish
*Webster Parish

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 people

*Shreveport (Principal city)
*Bossier City (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

*Mansfield
*Minden (Principal city)
*Red Chute
*Springhill

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

*Belcher
*Benton
*Blanchard
*Cotton Valley
*Eastwood
*Greenwood
*Haughton
*Logansport
*Oil City
*Plain Dealing
*Sibley
*Stonewall
*Vivian

Places with less than 1,000 people

*Cullen
*Dixie Inn
*Doyline
*Dubberly
*Gilliam
*Grand Cane
*Heflin
*Hosston
*Ida
*Keachie
*Longstreet
*Mooringsport
*Rodessa
*Sarepta
*Shongaloo
*South Mansfield
*Stanley

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 417,796 people, 160,794 households, and 110,118 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 59.48% White, 37.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.82% of the population.

The median income for a household in the CSA was $31,833, and the median income for a family was $38,182. Males had a median income of $31,273 versus $21,613 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $16,192.

ee also

*List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana

References