Caddo Parish

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Caddo Parish Courthouse
Caddo Parish Courthouse
administration
US state : Louisiana
Administrative headquarters : Shreveport
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Parish Courthouse
P.O. Box 1127
Shreveport, LA 71163-1127
Foundation : 1838
Made up from: Natchitoches Parish
Area code : 001 318
Demographics
Residents : 254,969  (2010)
Population density : 111.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2427 km²
Water surface : 142 km²
map
Map of Caddo Parish within Louisiana
Website : www.caddo.org

The Caddo Parish ( French. : Paroisse de Caddo ) is a Parish in US -amerikanischen State Louisiana . In 2010 , the parish had 254,969 residents and a population density of 111.6 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( Parish Seat ) is Shreveport , named after the discoverer Henry Miller Shreve .

The Caddo Parish is part of the metropolitan area Shreveport - Bossier City on the Red River .

geography

The Parish is located in the extreme northwest of Louisiana, borders Arkansas to the north, Texas to the west and is bounded by the Red River to the east. It has an area of ​​2427 square kilometers, of which 142 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring parishes and counties border the Caddo Parish:

Cass County, Texas Miller County, Arkansas Lafayette County, Arkansas
Marion County, Texas , Harrison County, Texas Compass card (de) .svg Bossier Parish
Panola County, Texas De Soto Parish Red River Parish

history

The Caddo Parish was formed in 1838 from parts of the Natchitoches Parish . It was named after the Native American people of Caddo .

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 5282 -
1850 8884 68.2%
1860 12,140 36.7%
1870 21,714 78.9%
1880 26,296 21.1%
1890 31,555 20%
1900 44,499 41%
1910 58,200 30.8%
1920 83,265 43.1%
1930 124,670 49.7%
1940 150.203 20.5%
1950 176,547 17.5%
1960 223,859 26.8%
1970 230.184 2.8%
1980 252.358 9.6%
1990 248.253 -1.6%
2000 252.161 1.6%
2010 254,969 1.1%
2012 estimate 257.093 0.8%
1830–1890 1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

Historical objects

The Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium and the Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station have the status of a National Historic Landmark because of their special historical significance .

Other historical objects:

population

According to the 2010 census , the Caddo Parish had 254,969 people in 98,270 households. The population density was 111.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.52 people lived in each of the 98,270 households.

The racial the population was composed of 49.1 percent white, 47.7 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,086  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,743. 20.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Locations in the Caddo Parish

Locations in the Caddo Parish

City

Towns

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

1 - to a small extent in Bossier Parish

structure

Outline of the Caddo Parish

The Caddo Parish is divided into twelve numbered districts:

District Population (2010) FIPS
1 20,040 22-94024
2 20,785 22-94222
3 15,077 22-94402
4th 21,976 22-94585
5 16,773 22-94783
6th 17,745 22-94951
District Population (2010) FIPS
  7th 20,024 22-95110
  8th 24,142 22-95254
  9 27,649 22-95371
10 20,162 22-95473
11 25.213 22-95551
12 25,383 22-95617

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Caddo Parish in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey.Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Caddo Parish, LA. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 82000431.Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  7. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 95000347. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 80001707. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000668.Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  10. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Louisiana . National Park Service , accessed October 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Louisiana  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 26, 2013.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Caddo Parish, Louisiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 35 ′  N , 93 ° 53 ′  W