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District
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Louisiana Development
Districts

POPULATION
TRENDS NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA 1970
TO 2000
|
Area Name |
TOTAL POPULATION |
Percent Change 1990-2000 |
Percent Change 1980-2000 |
|
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
|
Bienville |
16,024 |
16,387 |
15,979 |
15,752 |
-1.42% |
3.88% |
|
Bossier |
65,877 |
80,721 |
86,088 |
98,310 |
14.20% |
21.79% |
| Caddo |
230,184 |
252,358 |
248,253 |
252,161 |
1.57% |
-0.08% |
|
Claiborne |
17,024 |
17,095 |
17,405 |
16,851 |
-3.18% |
-1.43% |
|
DeSoto |
22,794 |
25,757 |
25,346 |
25,494 |
0.58% |
-0.91% |
|
Lincoln |
33,800 |
39,763 |
41,745 |
42,509 |
1.83% |
6.91% |
|
Natchitoches |
35,219 |
39,863 |
36,689 |
39,080 |
6.52% |
-1.96% |
| Red
River |
9,226 |
10,433 |
9,387 |
9,622 |
2.50% |
-7.77% |
|
Sabine |
18,638 |
25,280 |
22,646 |
23,459 |
3.59% |
-7.20% |
|
Webster |
39,939 |
43,631 |
41,989 |
41,831 |
-0.38% |
-4.13% |
|
Northwest LA |
488,695 |
551,258 |
545,527 |
565,069 |
3.58% |
2.51% |
SOURCE: CENSUS DATA
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Percent of total Northwest
Louisiana Population in each
Parish by Census Year 1970 To 2000
|
Parish or Area |
1970 Population |
Percent of
Northwest LA 1970 Population |
1980 Population |
Percent of
Northwest LA
1980
Population |
1990 Population |
Percent of
Northwest LA 1990 Population |
2000 Population |
Percent of
Northwest LA 2000 Population |
|
Bienville |
16,024 |
3.28% |
16,387 |
2.97% |
15,979 |
2.93% |
15,752 |
2.79% |
|
Bossier |
65,877 |
13.48% |
80,721 |
14.64% |
86,088 |
15.78% |
98,310 |
17.40% |
|
Caddo |
230,184 |
47.10% |
252,358 |
45.78% |
248,253 |
45.51% |
252,161 |
44.62% |
|
Claiborne |
17,024 |
3.48% |
17,095 |
3.10% |
17,405 |
3.19% |
16,851 |
2.98% |
|
DeSoto |
22,764 |
4.66% |
25,727 |
4.67% |
25,346 |
4.65% |
25,494 |
4.51% |
|
Lincoln |
33,800 |
6.92% |
39,763 |
7.21% |
41,745 |
7.65% |
42,509 |
7.52% |
|
Natchitoches |
35,219 |
7.21% |
39,836 |
7.23% |
36,689 |
6.73% |
39,080 |
6.92% |
|
Red River |
9,226 |
1.89% |
10,433 |
1.89% |
9,387 |
1.72% |
9,622 |
1.70% |
|
Sabine |
18,638 |
3.81% |
25,280 |
4.59% |
22,646 |
4.15% |
23,459 |
4.15% |
|
Webster |
39,939 |
8.17% |
43,631 |
7.91% |
41,989 |
7.70% |
41,831 |
7.40% |
|
Northwest LA |
488,695 |
|
551,258 |
|
545,527 |
|
565,069 |
|
|
|
Parish or Area |
Land Area |
% of Northwest LA Land |
1970 Population |
1970 Population Density |
1980 Population |
1980 Population Density |
1990 Population |
1990 Population Density |
2000 Population |
2000 Population Density |
|
Bienville |
810.7 |
10.5% |
16,024 |
19.8 |
16,387 |
20.2 |
15,979 |
19.7 |
15,752 |
19.4 |
|
Bossier |
838.5 |
10.8% |
65,877 |
78.6 |
80,721 |
96.3 |
86,088 |
102.7 |
98,310 |
117.2 |
|
Caddo |
882.1 |
11.4% |
230,184 |
261.0 |
252,358 |
286.1 |
248,253 |
281.4 |
252,161 |
285.9 |
|
Claiborne |
754.6 |
9.7% |
17,024 |
22.6 |
17,095 |
22.7 |
17,405 |
23.1 |
16,851 |
22.3 |
|
DeSoto |
877.3 |
11.3% |
22,764 |
25.9 |
25,727 |
29.3 |
25,346 |
28.9 |
25,494 |
29.1 |
|
Lincoln |
471.4 |
6.1% |
33,800 |
71.7 |
39,763 |
84.4 |
41,745 |
88.6 |
42,509 |
90.2 |
|
Natchitoches |
1,256.4 |
16.2% |
35,219 |
28.0 |
39,863 |
31.7 |
36,689 |
29.2 |
39,080 |
31.1 |
|
Red River |
388.6 |
5.0% |
9,226 |
23.7 |
10,433 |
26.8 |
9,387 |
24.2 |
9,622 |
24.8 |
|
Sabine |
865.3 |
11.2% |
18,638 |
21.5 |
25,280 |
29.2 |
22,646 |
26.2 |
23,459 |
27.1 |
|
Webster |
595.9 |
7.7% |
39,939 |
67.0 |
43,631 |
73.2 |
41,989 |
70.5 |
41,831 |
70.2 |
|
Northwest LA |
7,740.8 |
|
488,695 |
63.1 |
551,258 |
71.2 |
545,527 |
70.5 |
565,069 |
73.0 |
|
| SOURCE: CENSUS DATA
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2000 POPULATION BY AGE
|
Parish or
Area |
Total Population |
Under 5 Years |
5 to 17 Years |
18 to 65 Years |
65 Years and Over |
|
Bienville |
15,752 |
1,005 |
3,280 |
8,683 |
2,784 |
|
Bossier |
98,310 |
7,313 |
20,185 |
60,503 |
10,309 |
|
Caddo |
252,161 |
17,448 |
50,081 |
150,181 |
34,451 |
|
Claiborne |
16,851 |
995 |
3,309 |
9,618 |
2,929 |
|
DeSoto |
25,494 |
1,794 |
5,437 |
14,575 |
3,688 |
|
Lincoln |
42,509 |
2,562 |
6,893 |
28,210 |
4,844 |
|
Natchitoches |
39,080 |
2,761 |
7,372 |
24,173 |
4,774 |
|
Red River |
9,622 |
743 |
2,156 |
5,332 |
1,391 |
|
Sabine |
23,459 |
1,539 |
4,609 |
13,441 |
3,870 |
|
Webster |
41,831 |
2,596 |
8,151 |
24,251 |
6,833 |
|
Northwest LA |
565,069 |
38,756 |
11,473 |
338,967 |
75,873 |
SOURCE: 2000 Census
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1990 POPULATION BY AGE
|
Parish
or Area |
Total Population |
Under 5 Years |
5 to 17 Years |
18 to 65 Years |
65 Years and Over |
|
Bienville |
15,979 |
1,189 |
3,324 |
8,541 |
2,925 |
|
Bossier |
86,089 |
7,247 |
17,938 |
53,109 |
7,795 |
|
Caddo |
248,253 |
19,545 |
51,354 |
144,279 |
33,075 |
|
Claiborne |
17,405 |
1,188 |
3,258 |
9,883 |
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