Caddo Parish, Louisiana
505 Travis St 8th Fl
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6900
Fax: (318) 429-7630
www.caddo.org
On northwestern border of panhandle of LA; organized Jan 18, 1838 from Natchitoches Parish. Name Origin: For name of a group of tribes of Caddoan linguistic stock. Derived from one of the tribal groups, the Kadohadacho ('real chiefs') Confederacy.
Area (sq mi): 936.90 (land 881.99; water 54.91). Pop per sq mi: 284.90.
Pop 2005: 251,309. State rank: 4. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.30%; 1990-2000 1.60%. Pop 2000: 252,161 (White 52.20%; Black or African American 44.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.50%; Asian 0.70%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 35.10.
Income 2000: per capita $17,839; median household $31,467; Pop below poverty level: 21.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,131-$28,884.
Unemployment 2004: 6.20%. Change from 2000: -0.20%. Median travel time to work: 21.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 16.80%.
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 226-6900
Fax: (318) 429-7630
www.caddo.org
On northwestern border of panhandle of LA; organized Jan 18, 1838 from Natchitoches Parish. Name Origin: For name of a group of tribes of Caddoan linguistic stock. Derived from one of the tribal groups, the Kadohadacho ('real chiefs') Confederacy.
Area (sq mi): 936.90 (land 881.99; water 54.91). Pop per sq mi: 284.90.
Pop 2005: 251,309. State rank: 4. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.30%; 1990-2000 1.60%. Pop 2000: 252,161 (White 52.20%; Black or African American 44.60%; Hispanic or Latino 1.50%; Asian 0.70%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.50%. Median age: 35.10.
Income 2000: per capita $17,839; median household $31,467; Pop below poverty level: 21.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $25,131-$28,884.
Unemployment 2004: 6.20%. Change from 2000: -0.20%. Median travel time to work: 21.00 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 16.80%.
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