Mansfield, Louisiana
Appearance
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Mansfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, with a 2020 population of 4,714.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land. Template:Clear left
Climate
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Race | Number | Percentage |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 727 | 15.42% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,691 | 78.3% |
Native American | 15 | 0.32% |
Asian | 28 | 0.59% |
Other/Mixed | 122 | 2.59% |
Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 2.78% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,714 people, 1,916 households, and 1,165 families residing in the city.
Notable people
[edit]- Sylura Barron (1900-1997), first African-American woman delegate to a national political convention (1948)
- Country Jim Bledsoe (1930-1988), blues guitarist and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Vida Blue, baseball player
- Riemer Calhoun (1909-1994), state senator from DeSoto and Caddo parishes from 1944 to 1952
- Joe T. Cawthorn (1911-1967), lawyer affiliated with Long faction<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Charles Wheaton Elam (1866–1917), state representative from 1892 to 1896
- Joseph Barton Elam, Sr. (1821–1885), state representative, U.S. representative
- Walter T. Griffith (1911-1966), U.S. Navy submarine commander during World War II
- Jeff Hall, member of the Louisiana House for District 26 since 2015<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Charles Johnson (born 1956), football player
- Jeter Jones, blues musician
- Albert Lewis NFL football player
- Joshua Logan, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter
- Sidney Maiden (1923-1970), country blues musician, singer and harmonica player<ref name="AMG">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Sammy Joe Odom (1941–2001), professional football player.
- Arthur T. Prescott (1863-1942), founding president of Louisiana Tech University<ref>Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313-314</ref>
- Mack Charles Reynolds (1935–1991), professional football player
- C. O. Simpkins (1925–2019), African-American state representative, and civil rights activist in Shreveport<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ocie Lee Smith was an American singer
Gallery
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Community Bank of Louisiana in Mansfield
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The First Baptist Church of Mansfield is located at 1710 McArthur Drive (U.S. Highway 84)
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Historical marker at Mansfield State Historic Site referring to role of First Baptist Church during the battle of Mansfield
References
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