{"id":4272,"date":"2023-06-20T10:18:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4272"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:36","slug":"caddo-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/caddo-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"Caddo Parish, Louisiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caddo Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the northwest corner of the state along the Texas and Arkansas lines. It had a population of 237,848 at the 2020 census and covers 937 square miles (2,430 km2) centred near 32\u00b035\u2032N 93\u00b053\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Shreveport is the parish seat, and its postal code is 71101. The parish has 1 city, 5 towns, 5 villages and a scatter of unincorporated communities. Caddo Parish runs on Central time and has no county-equivalent townships &mdash; Louisiana parishes use police jury wards instead, and Caddo does not publish ward-level population figures.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Caddo Parish<\/h2>\n<p>Eleven places in Caddo Parish are incorporated municipalities; the rest are unincorporated communities and subdivisions, several of them suburban developments around Shreveport. Type legend: City &middot; seat = the parish seat, Town\/Village = smaller incorporated municipalities, CDP = Census-Designated Place, Unincorp. = unincorporated community or subdivision with no municipal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shreveport<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>187,593<\/td>\n<td>71101 and others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blanchard<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>3,364<\/td>\n<td>71009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greenwood<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>3,079<\/td>\n<td>71033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mooringsport<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>726<\/td>\n<td>71060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oil City<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,144<\/td>\n<td>71061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vivian<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,743<\/td>\n<td>71082<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belcher<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>194<\/td>\n<td>71004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gilliam<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>236<\/td>\n<td>71029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hosston<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>274<\/td>\n<td>71043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ida<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>256<\/td>\n<td>71044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rodessa<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>236<\/td>\n<td>71069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lakeview<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keithville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bethany<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>71007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Caspiana<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dixie<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zylks<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cedar Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Summer Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cross Lake Hills South<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pleasant Grove<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Rodessa<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several of the old list&#8217;s entries are subdivisions and mobile-home parks inside Shreveport&#8217;s city limits, not separate places &mdash; Southdowns, Southgate Estates, Ellerbe Road Estates and similar names describe neighborhoods, not incorporated communities, and are omitted here rather than published as if they were towns.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>71101, 71103, 71104, 71105, 71106, 71107, 71108, 71109, 71118, 71119, 71129 &mdash; Shreveport (standard delivery codes; the parish also carries a run of Shreveport PO Box and unique ZIPs)<\/li>\n<li>71047 &mdash; Keithville<\/li>\n<li>71082 &mdash; Vivian<\/li>\n<li>71061 &mdash; Oil City<\/li>\n<li>71060 &mdash; Mooringsport<\/li>\n<li>71033 &mdash; Greenwood<\/li>\n<li>71007 &mdash; Bethany<\/li>\n<li>71044 &mdash; Ida<\/li>\n<li>71069 &mdash; Rodessa<\/li>\n<li>71043 &mdash; Hosston<\/li>\n<li>71004 &mdash; Belcher<\/li>\n<li>71029 &mdash; Gilliam<\/li>\n<li>71009 &mdash; Blanchard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most small unincorporated subdivisions share a nearby town&#8217;s ZIP rather than carrying their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Caddo Parish sits in the Ark-La-Tex, the tri-state corner where Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas meet. The Red River runs along its southeastern edge, and Cross Lake and Caddo Lake &mdash; a reservoir shared with Texas &mdash; are its major water bodies; land is mostly gently rolling pine and hardwood forest with the Red River floodplain along the east. Bordering parishes are Bossier Parish to the east, Red River Parish to the south and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/desoto-parish\/\">DeSoto Parish<\/a> to the southwest. Miller County, Arkansas, borders to the northeast, and Harrison, Marion, Panola and Cass Counties in Texas border to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Caddo Parish had 237,848 residents at the 2020 census, making it Louisiana&#8217;s fourth most populous parish. Shreveport, the seat, holds most of that population; Blanchard and Greenwood are the next-largest incorporated places. The parish&#8217;s median household income was about $42,000 as of 2020, well below the Louisiana median of $58,229. Land area is 879 square miles, putting parish-wide density at roughly 270 people per square mile, though the population is heavily concentrated in and around Shreveport.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Shreveport-Bossier&#8217;s health care and education sectors anchor the parish economy. Caddo Parish Public Schools is the largest employer, followed by Willis-Knighton Health System and University Health Shreveport (formerly LSU Health Shreveport). Riverboat casinos along the Red River in Shreveport and Bossier City, plus a film and TV production incentive that has drawn location shoots for two decades, round out the private sector. Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport hosts the State Fair of Louisiana each fall, the parish&#8217;s biggest annual event.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Caddo Parish was organized on January 18, 1838, carved from Natchitoches Parish territory, and named for the Caddo Indians who lived along the Red River before removal treaties pushed them out of the area in the 1830s. Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company at the site where Captain Henry Miller Shreve&#8217;s crews cleared the Great Raft, a centuries-old logjam that had blocked the Red River. The parish grew through the 20th century on oil, natural gas and, later, defense spending tied to Barksdale Air Force Base across the river in Bossier Parish.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 20 crosses the parish east-west through Shreveport, and Interstate 49 runs north-south, meeting I-20 in the city. US Routes 71, 79, 80 and 171 also serve the parish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bossier City &mdash; 4 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Marshall, Texas &mdash; 40 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Texarkana, Texas\/Arkansas &mdash; 65 miles northwest<\/li>\n<li>Natchitoches &mdash; 70 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) is the parish&#8217;s commercial airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>It is in the northwest corner of Louisiana, in the Ark-La-Tex region where Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas meet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>237,848 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>937 square miles (2,430 km2), of which 879 square miles is land and 58 square miles is water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Shreveport, which is also the parish&#8217;s largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Eleven incorporated municipalities &mdash; one city, five towns and five villages &mdash; plus a number of unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Shreveport uses a block of codes from 71101 to 71166; outlying towns each have their own, such as 71082 for Vivian and 71009 for Blanchard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Caddo Lake in Caddo Parish?<\/strong><br \/>Part of it. Caddo Lake straddles the Louisiana&ndash;Texas line, with its Louisiana shore in northwestern Caddo Parish near Mooringsport and Oil City.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/louisiana\/\">Towns and villages in Louisiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caddo Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States, in the northwest corner of the state along the Texas and Arkansas lines. It had a population of 237,848 at the 2020 census and covers 937 square miles (2,430 km2) centred near 32\u00b035\u2032N 93\u00b053\u2032W. Shreveport is the parish seat, and its postal code is 71101. 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