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Coordinates: 32°30′53″N 93°44′50″W / 32.51472°N 93.74722°W / 32.51472; -93.74722Coordinates: 32°30′53″N 93°44′50″W / 32.51472°N 93.74722°W / 32.51472; -93.74722 | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parishes | Caddo, Bossier |
Founded | 1836 (188 years ago) (1836) |
Incorporated | March 20, 1839 (185 years ago) (1839-03-20) |
Named for | Captain Henry Miller Shreve |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tom Arceneaux (R) |
• City Council | Members list Chair: James Green (D) Dist A: Tabitha Taylor (D) Dist B: Gary Brooks (D) Dist C: Jim Taliaferro (R) Dist D: Grayson Boucher (R) Dist E: Alan Jackson Jr (R) Dist F: James E. Green (D) Dist G: Ursula Bowman (D) |
Area | |
• City | 123.35 sq mi (319.46 km2) |
• Land | 107.80 sq mi (279.20 km2) |
• Water | 15.55 sq mi (40.27 km2) |
• Metro | 2,698 sq mi (6,987.8 km2) |
Elevation | 154 to 253 ft (46 to 77.1 m) |
Population | |
• City | 187,593 |
• Rank | 1st in Caddo Parish 3rd in Louisiana 137th in United States |
• Density | 1,740.23/sq mi (671.91/km2) |
• Urban | 288,052 (US: 140th) |
• Urban density | 1,592.8/sq mi (615.0/km2) |
• Metro | 393,406 (US: 140th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 71101-71109, 71115-71166 |
FIPS code | 22-70000 |
Website | shreveportla.gov |
Shreveport (/ˈʃriːpɔːr/ SHREEV-port), officially the City of Shreveport, is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a population of 187,593 in 2020. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana (after New Orleans and Baton Rouge). It was founded in 1836 where the Red River meets the Texas Trail (now Interstate 20) and US Highway 80. The history of this city it was first adapted by the Caddo.