Bossier Parish, Louisiana
The Bossier Parish (French: Paroisse de Bossier ) in the U.S. state of Louisiana. In 2010, the Parish had 116 979 inhabitants and a population density of 53.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Parish Seat) is Benton.
The Bossier Parish is part of the metropolitan area of Shreveport- Bossier City on the Red River.
Geography
The Parish is located in Northwest Louisiana, Arkansas bordered to the north and in the west is about 40 km from Texas Station. It is bounded on the west by the Red River and has an area of 2245 square kilometers, of which 72 square kilometers are water surface. At the Bossier Parish boundaries following Nachbarparishes and countys:
History
The Bossier Parish was formed in 1843 from parts of Claiborne Parish. It was named after Pierre Bossier (1797-1844), a former member of the House of Representatives of the United States.
The first county seat was Freedonia, which was later renamed in Society Hill and is now known as Bellevue. 1850 had the Bossier Parish 6952 inhabitants.
As in 1888, the judicial and administrative building in Bellevue burned partially, the seat of government was moved to Benton. 1890 there was a taken a new courthouse in operation.
Today's Bossier Parish Count House was built in the early 1970s.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Bossier County 11.6979 people in 43 962 households. The population density was 53.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 43 962 households lived statistically 2.59 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 74.1 percent white, 21.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Polyesiern as well as other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 51,771. The per capita income was $ 26,248. 13.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Bossier Parish
Citys
- Bossier City
- Shreveport1
Towns
- Benton
- Haughton
- Plain Dealing
Census-designated places (CDP )
- Eastwood
- Red Chute
Other Unincorporated communities
- Adner
- Alden Bridge
- Antrim
- Arcana
- Atkins
- Barso
- Bellevue
- Bodcau
- Bolinger
- Brownlee
- Caplis
- Cartersville
- Collins castle
- Cooterville
- Curtis
- Dukedale
- Elm Grove
- Ferguson
- Fillmore
- Fosters
- High Iceland
- Hinkle
- Hughes
- Ivan
- Knot Point
- Quran
- Lagash
- Lela
- Leslie
- Linton
- Magenta
- Mayers
- McDade
- Midway
- Morameal
- Morris
- Mot
- Ninock
- Oakland
- Palmetto
- Poole
- Princeton
- Redland
- Rocky Mount
- Sligo
- Swindleville
- Taylor Town
- Vance Ville
- Ward View
- Willow Chute
1 - predominantly in Caddo Parish
Structure
The Bossier Parish is divided into twelve numbered districts: