Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

1950‑1959:		Shreveport, LA SMA
1959‑1983:		Shreveport, LA SMSA
1983‑1992:		Shreveport, LA MSA
1992‑2003:		Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
2003‑2006:		Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Bossier Parish, LA	40,139	57,622	64,519	80,721	86,088	98,310	105,309

Caddo Parish, LA	176,547	223,859	230,184	252,358	248,253	252,161	250,438

De Soto Parish, LA	24,398	24,248	22,764	25,727	25,346	25,494	26,301

Webster Parish, LA	35,704	39,701	39,939	43,631	41,989	41,831	41,144



Total	176,547	281,481	294,703	376,710	334,341	392,302	382,048
Percent Change	-	59.4%	4.7%	27.8%	-11.2%	17.3%	-2.6%



Total (as currently defined)	241,084	305,729	317,467	358,806	359,687	375,965	382,048
Percent Change	-	26.8%	3.8%	13.0%	0.2%	4.5%	1.6%

Timeline

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Bossier Parish, LA

Caddo Parish, LA

De Soto Parish, LA

Webster Parish, LA

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Shreveport, LA	127,206	*	164,372	*	182,064	*	205,820	*	198,525	*	200,145	*	198,874	*

Bossier City, LA	15,470		32,776		41,595		50,817		52,721	*	56,461	*	60,505	*



Total	127,206		164,372		182,064		205,820		251,246		256,606		259,379
Metro	176,547		281,481		294,703		376,710		334,341		392,302		382,048
Percent	72.1%		58.4%		61.8%		54.6%		75.1%		65.4%		67.9%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Shreveport, LA

Bossier City, LA

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			133,429	75.6%
		UA Population		133,429	75.6%
	Rural Population			43,118	24.4%

	Inside Central Cities			127,206	72.1%
	Outside Central Cities			49,341	27.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			176,547	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		150,208	133,429	88.8%

	Total			133,429


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			218,908	77.8%
		UA Population		208,583	74.1%
	Rural Population			62,573	22.2%

	Inside Central Cities			164,372	58.4%
	Outside Central Cities			117,109	41.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			281,481	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		208,583	208,583	100.0%

	Total			208,583


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			259,102	77.4%
		UA Population		234,564	70.1%
	Rural Population			75,540	22.6%

	Inside Central Cities			182,064	54.4%
	Outside Central Cities			152,578	45.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			334,642	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		234,564	234,564	100.0%

	Total			234,564


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			267,973	80.5%
		UA Population		263,827	79.2%
	Rural Population			65,106	19.5%

	Inside Central Cities			256,637	77.0%
	Outside Central Cities			76,442	23.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			333,079	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		263,827	263,827	100.0%

	Total			263,827


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			288,392	76.6%
		UA Population		256,489	68.2%
	Rural Population			87,938	23.4%

	Inside Central Cities			251,246	66.8%
	Outside Central Cities			125,084	33.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			376,330	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		256,489	256,489	100.0%

	Total			256,489


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			289,739	77.1%
		UA Population		275,213	73.2%
	Rural Population			86,226	22.9%

	Inside Principal Cities			256,606	68.3%
	Outside Principal Cities			119,359	31.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			375,965	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Shreveport, LA		275,213	275,213	100.0%

	Total			275,213


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Shreveport, LA SMA
-		Caddo Parish, LA included as original SMA component
-		Shreveport, LA designated as original central city of new SMA


Dec 1953



-		Bossier Parish, LA added


Apr 1973



-		Webster Parish, LA added


Jun 1983



-		Webster Parish, LA deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Bossier City, LA designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Shreveport, LA MSA changed to Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
-		Webster Parish, LA added


Jun 2003



-		De Soto Parish, LA added
-		Webster Parish, LA included as original component of Minden, LA Micro Area

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