DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
PO Box 1206
Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: (318) 872-3110
Fax: (318) 872-4202
On the western border, south of Shreveport; organized Apr 1, 1843 from Natchitoches Parish. Name Origin: For Hernando de Soto (c.1500-42), Spanish explorer of southern U.S.
Area (sq mi): 894.49 (land 877.20; water 17.29). Pop per sq mi: 30.10.
Pop 2005: 26,383. State rank: 37. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.50%; 1990-2000 0.60%. Pop 2000: 25,494 (White 55.30%; Black or African American 42.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.60%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 36.30.
Income 2000: per capita $13,606; median household $28,252; Pop below poverty level: 25.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,463-$21,701.
Unemployment 2004: 7.40%. Change from 2000: -2.10%. Median travel time to work: 30.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 51.10%.
Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: (318) 872-3110
Fax: (318) 872-4202
On the western border, south of Shreveport; organized Apr 1, 1843 from Natchitoches Parish. Name Origin: For Hernando de Soto (c.1500-42), Spanish explorer of southern U.S.
Area (sq mi): 894.49 (land 877.20; water 17.29). Pop per sq mi: 30.10.
Pop 2005: 26,383. State rank: 37. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.50%; 1990-2000 0.60%. Pop 2000: 25,494 (White 55.30%; Black or African American 42.20%; Hispanic or Latino 1.60%; Asian 0.10%; Other 1.80%). Foreign born: 1.00%. Median age: 36.30.
Income 2000: per capita $13,606; median household $28,252; Pop below poverty level: 25.10%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,463-$21,701.
Unemployment 2004: 7.40%. Change from 2000: -2.10%. Median travel time to work: 30.10 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 51.10%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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