Place:Bossier, Louisiana, United States

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NameBossier
Alt namesBossiersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeParish
Coordinates32.633°N 93.6°W
Located inLouisiana, United States
See alsoClaiborne, Louisiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Red River, Louisiana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Webster, Louisiana, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Caney Creek Cemetery
Lay Cemetery
Pilkinton Cemetery
Plain Dealing Cemetery
Rocky Mount Cemetery
Salem Cemetery
Shiloh Cemetery
Census-designated place
Eastwood
Red Chute
Inhabited place
Adner
Alden Bridge
Antrim
Arkana
Atkins
Barso
Bellaire
Bellevue
Benton
Bodcau Park
Bodcau
Bolinger
Bossier City
Brownlee
Caplis
Carriage Oaks
Carterville
Cloverdale
Coleman Park
Collinsburg
Cooterville
Country Place
Crestwood Heights
Curtis
Dogwood Acres
Dogwood Forest
Dogwood Hills
Dogwood Park
Dukedale
Elm Grove
Espanita Forest
Espanita Village
Fillmore
Glendale
Golden Meadows
Green Acres
Greenacres Place
Happy Meadows
Haughton
High Island
Holly Ridge
Honore
Hughes
Ivan
Knot Point
Koran
Lagas
Lela
Leslie
Linton
Magenta
Mayers
McDade
Merrywoods
Midway
Mimosa Gardens
Missionary
Morameal
Mot
Ninock
Oak Thicket Acres
Oakland
Palmetto
Parkland Village
Pecan Park
Plain Dealing
Poole
Princeton
Redland
River Bend
Rocky Mount
Shady Park
Sligo
South Merrywoods
Southern Gardens
Southern Terrace
Swan Lake
Swindleville
Tall Timbers
Taylortown
Vanceville
Wafer Forest
Waller
Wardview
West Gate Terrace
Whitehurst
Willow Chute
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bossier Parish is a parish located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 116,979, and 128,746 in 2020.

The parish seat is Benton. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the Red River and across from the larger city of Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish. The parish was formed in 1843 from the western portion of Claiborne Parish. Bossier Parish is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, the largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.

Lake Bistineau and Lake Bistineau State Park are included in parts of Bossier and neighboring Webster and Bienville parishes. Loggy Bayou flows south from Lake Bistineau in southern Bossier Parish, traverses western Bienville Parish, and in Red River Parish joins the Red River.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1843 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1843 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1850 6,962
1860 11,348
1870 12,675
1880 16,042
1890 20,330
1900 24,153
1910 21,738
1920 22,266
1930 28,388
1940 33,162
1950 40,139
1960 57,622
1970 64,519
1980 80,721
1990 86,088
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External links

www.mybossier.com/index.htm

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