Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport
City
Downtown Holy Trinity Catholic Church Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium Shreveport Convention Center Caddo Parish Courthouse
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Coordinates: 32°30′53″N 93°44′50″W / 32.51472°N 93.74722°W / 32.51472; -93.74722
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Caddo, Bossier
Founded	1836 (189 years ago) (1836)
Incorporated	March 20, 1839 (185 years ago) (1839-03-20)
Named for	Captain Henry Miller Shreve
Government
• Mayor	Tom Arceneaux (R)
• City Council	Members list Chair: James Green (D) Dist A: Tabitha Taylor (D) Dist B: Gary Brooks (D) Dist C: Jim Taliaferro (R) Dist D: Grayson Boucher (R) Dist E: Alan Jackson Jr (R) Dist F: James E. Green (D) Dist G: Ursula Bowman (D)
Area [1]
• City	123.35 sq mi (319.46 km2)
• Land	107.80 sq mi (279.20 km2)
• Water	15.55 sq mi (40.27 km2)
• Metro	2,698 sq mi (6,987.8 km2)
Elevation	154 to 253 ft (46 to 77.1 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	187,593
• Rank	1st in Caddo Parish 3rd in Louisiana 137th in United States
• Density	1,740.23/sq mi (671.91/km2)
• Urban	288,052 (US: 140th)[2]
• Urban density	1,592.8/sq mi (615.0/km2)
• Metro	393,406 (US: 140th)
Demonym	Shreveporter[4]
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71101-71109, 71115-71166
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-70000
Website	shreveportla.gov

Shreveport (/ˈʃriːvpɔːrt/ SHREEV-port), officially the City of Shreveport, is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a population of 187,593 in 2020.^[3] It is the third most populous city in Louisiana (after New Orleans and Baton Rouge). It was founded in 1836 where the Red River meets the Texas Trail (now Interstate 20) and US Highway 80. The history of this city it was first adapted by the Caddo.

During the American Civil War, Shreveport was the capital of Louisiana from 1863–1865. The capital moved here after, first, Baton Rouge, and then Opelousas each fell under Union control. The city was a Confederate stronghold throughout the war and was the site of the headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate Army. Isolated from events in the east, the Civil War continued in the Trans-Mississippi theater for several weeks after Robert E. Lee's surrender in April 1865, and the Trans-Mississippi was the last Confederate command to surrender, on May 26, 1865. Confederate President Jefferson Davis attempted to flee to Shreveport when he left Richmond but was captured en route in Irwinville, Georgia.

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
2. ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Shreveport city, Louisiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
4. ↑ "What is the proper demonym for someone from Shreveport?". Stack Exchange. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-14.