Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Bossier Parish, Louisiana is a parish located in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. Bossier Parish had an official population of 98310 in 2000. The July 2008 population estimate is 110250, making it the 12th most populous parish in Louisiana. The parish comprises an area of 866.93 mi˛ (2245.34 square kilometre), of which, 839.25 square miles (2173.65 square kilometre) of it is land and 27.68 square miles (71.69 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 21st largest by size in Louisiana.

Bossier Parish Louisiana
Map of Bossier Parish, Louisiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 98310 people in the parish, organized into 36628 households, and 26627 families living in the parish. The population density was 117.1 people per square mile (45.21/km˛), it is 16th most densely populated parish in Louisiana. There were 40286 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile (18.53/km˛). The average household size was 2.63 persons, and the average family size was 3.09 persons. In the parish the population was spread out, with 28% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 104.1 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 107.8 females. The parish's estimated population as of July 2008 was 110250, The racial or ethnic makeup of the parish was 74.9% White, 21.15% Black or African American, 0.53% American Indian, 1.56% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, and 1.76% from two or more races.

Bossier Parish Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bossier Parish Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bossier Parish Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the parish was $39203, it is the sixth wealthiest parish in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the parish was $45542, it is Louisiana's seventh wealthiest parish by median family income. The per capita income for the parish was $18119, it is the sixth highest parish by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

In 2000, 27569 pupils and students, of which 13536 are male and 14033 are female, 28.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 2085 nursery or pri school, 1712 kindergarten, 12962 elementary school, 5649 high school and 5161 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Benton TownBossier Parish1.921.92020351062.61228925708
2Bossier City CityBossier Parish41.6240.840.79564611382.61703236561
3Eastwood CdpBossier Parish6.36.303374535.71895248370
4Haughton TownBossier Parish4.224.2202792661.41468933417
5Plain Dealing TownBossier Parish1.61.59010716731490624706
6Red Chute CdpBossier Parish9.319.290.025984644.12190854848
7Shreveport CityCaddo Parish, Bossier Parish117.79103.1414.652001451940.51775930526
YearPopulation
April 2000 census98310
April 2000 Estimate98600
July 2000 Estimate98807
July 2001 Estimate99797
July 2002 Estimate100898
July 2003 Estimate101948
July 2004 Estimate103646
July 2005 Estimate105257
July 2006 Estimate107602
July 2007 Estimate108746
July 2008 Estimate110250
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school107610092085
Kindergarten9817311712
Elementary school6569639312962
High school273329165649
College or graduate school217729845161
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bossier Parish, Louisiana$39203$45542$18119
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587