Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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| Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |
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 Location in the state of Louisiana |
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 Louisiana's location in the U.S. |
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| Seat | Shreveport |
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| Largest city | Shreveport |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
937 sq mi (2,427 km²) 882 sq mi (2,284 km²) 55 sq mi (142 km²), 5.86% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
252,161 286/sq mi (110/km²) |
| Founded | information needed |
| Named for | Caddo Native Americans |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | http://www.caddo.org |
Caddo Parish (French: Paroisse de Caddo) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport and as of 2000, the population was 252,161. Part of the larger Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden Combined Statistical Area, it is the largest parish in the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area; and, the third largest parish in Louisiana.
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[edit] Law and government
Shreveport is the home to the parish courthouse. Caddo Parish comprises the 1st Judicial District.
The courthouse is located downtown on Texas Street and contains both civil and criminal courts. The current elected judges are Leon L. Emanuel, John Mosely, Jeanette Garrett, Ramona Emanuel, John Joyce, Roy L. Brun, Scott J. Crichton, Fred Sexton, Monty Wyche, Robert P. Waddell, and Michael Pitman.
The Clerk of Court is Gary Loftin.
[edit] Geography
The parish has a total area of 937 square miles (2,427 km²), of which, 882 square miles (2,284 km²) of it is land and 55 square miles (142 km²) of it (5.86%) is water.
[edit] Major highways
Interstate 20
Interstate 220
Interstate 49
U.S. Highway 71
U.S. Highway 79
U.S. Highway 80
U.S. Highway 171
[edit] Adjacent parishes/counties
- Miller County, Arkansas (north)
- Lafayette County, Arkansas (northeast)
- Bossier Parish (east)
- Red River Parish (southeast)
- De Soto Parish (south)
- Panola County, Texas (southwest)
- Harrison County & Marion County, Texas (west)
- Cass County, Texas (northwest)
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[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 252,161 people, 97,974 households, and 64,956 families residing in the parish. According to 2004 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Caddo Parish is the third most populous parish in Louisiana.[4] The population density was 286 people per square mile (110/km²). There were 108,296 housing units at an average density of 123 per square mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the parish was 52.91% White, 44.61% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
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| 1840 | 5,282 |
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| 1850 | 8,884 | 68.2% | |
| 1860 | 12,140 | 36.7% | |
| 1870 | 21,714 | 78.9% | |
| 1880 | 26,296 | 21.1% | |
| 1890 | 31,555 | 20.0% | |
| 1900 | 44,499 | 41.0% | |
| 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% | |
| Est. 2006 | 253,118 | [5] | 0.4% |
| Caddo Parish Census Data[6] | |||
There were 97,974 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.20% were married couples living together, 19.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the parish the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.20% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.90 males.
The median income for a household in the parish was $31,467, and the median income for a family was $38,872. Males had a median income of $31,664 versus $22,074 for females. The per capita income for the parish was $17,839. About 17.10% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.80% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] 2008 and 2004 election results
Although Republican John McCain carried the entire state of Louisiana, he did not carry Caddo Parish. Democrat Barack Obama won 51% of the vote and 55,536 votes. John McCain came close behind with 48% of the vote and 52,228 votes. Other candidates received 1% of the vote and 696 votes. In the U.S Senate election, Democrat Mary Landrieu who survived a hard challenge from Republican John Kennedy received 58% of the vote in Caddo Parish and 60,558 votes. John Kennedy won 40% of the vote and 41,348 votes. Other candidates received 2% of the vote. In the 2004 Presidential election, Republican George W. Bush won Caddo Parish. He received 51% of the vote and 54,292 votes. Democrat John F. Kerry received 48% of the vote and 51,739 votes.[7]
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[edit] Corrections
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections operates the Forcht-Wade Correctional Center in an unincorporated section of Caddo Parish.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jackson County Courthouse - missouri.edu
- ^ http://www.crt.state.la.us/hp/nhl/parish09/scans/09052001.pdf
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties of Louisiana: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 (CO-EST2004-01-22)". Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau. April 14, 2005. http://148.129.75.208/search?q=cache:0dWsmyBoaqYJ:www.census.gov/popest/counties/tables/CO-EST2004-01-22.xls+Louisiana+counties&access=p&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=default_frontend&site=census&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&oe=ISO-8859-1. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Caddo Parish Quickfacts". http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22017.html. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Louisiana Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt. Retrieved 2008-02-02.; Report on the Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census, 1890. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1895.
- ^ http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2004&fips=22017&f=1&off=0&elect=0
- ^ Dixie, Louisiana information
- ^ "Forcht-Wade Corr. Center." Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Accessed September 14, 2008.
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