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 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 439,000 (though a July 1, 2011, estimate placed the population at 444,000). In 2013, OMB changed statistical definitions, subsuming Minden into the Shreveport metro (and therefore voiding the separate Combined Area);OMB BULLETIN NO. 13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas. Office of Management and Budget. February 28, 2013. in 2018, these changes were reversed.

Cities and suburbs

Cities Bossier City (principal city and suburb) Mansfield Minden (principal city) Shreveport (principal city) Springhill

Towns Benton Blanchard (suburb) Cotton Valley Cullen Greenwood (suburb) Haughton (suburb) Keachie Logansport Oil City Plain Dealing Sarepta Sibley Stonewall (suburb) Vivian

Villages Belcher Dixie Inn Doyline Dubberly Gilliam Grand Cane Heflin Hosston Ida Longstreet Mooringsport Rodessa Shongaloo South Mansfield Stanley

Census-designated places Eastwood (suburb) Frierson Gloster Lakeview (suburb) Red Chute (suburb)

Unincorporated communities

Bossier Side Arkana Atkins Elm Grove Fillmore Princeton Rocky Mount Taylortown

Caddo Side Bethany Conn Crosskeys Dixie Forbing Keithville (suburb) Spring Ridge Three States Zylks

DeSoto Side Kingston Pelican

Webster Side Midway Yellow Pine

Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 439,000 people, 189,000 households, and 132,190 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.

See also Louisiana census statistical areas List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana List of census-designated places in Louisiana

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