Mooringsport, Louisiana
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mooringsport, Louisiana
| official_name = Town of Mooringsport
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Mooringsport LA Bridges.jpg
| imagesize = 280
| image_caption = Caddo Lake Drawbridge
| image_map = File:Caddo Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mooringsport Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 260px
| map_caption = Location of Mooringsport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
| image_map1 = Louisiana in United States (US48).svg
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| map_caption1 = Location of Louisiana in the United States
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Louisiana
| subdivision_type2 = Parish
| subdivision_name2 = Caddo
| established_title = Founded
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_km2 = 3.36
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.30
| area_land_km2 = 3.34
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.29
| area_water_km2 = 0.02
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 748
| population_rank = CD: 6th
| population_density_km2 = 224.16
| population_density_sq_mi = 580.75
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| timezone1 = CST
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = CDT
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| elevation_ft = 243
| coordinates = {{coord|32|40|56|N|93|57|38|W|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type =
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| area_code = 318
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 22-51830
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2406190{{GNIS|2406190}}
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Mooringsport is an incorporated municipality in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Caddo Parish. Part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area and located approximately {{Convert|18|mi|km}} outside of the principal city of Shreveport,{{Cite web |title=Distance between Shreveport, LA and Mooringsport, LA |url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-shreveport-la-to-mooringsport-la |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.distance-cities.com}} the town of Mooringsport had a population of 748 at the 2020 U.S. census.
History
Settled by Alabama and North Carolina settlers in 1836,{{Cite web |title=Caddo Lake Drawbridge-Town History |url=http://www.caddolakedrawbridge.com/TownHistory.html |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=www.caddolakedrawbridge.com}} present-day Mooringsport served as a minor economic hub for steamboats transporting cotton. From its continued growth into an established settlement, the Kansas City Southern Railway came through the area.
Geography
Mooringsport is located in western Caddo Parish on the south shore of Caddo Lake. Louisiana Highway 1 bypasses the municipality {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the east. Downtown Shreveport is approximately {{convert|18|mi}} to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010, Mooringsport had a total area of {{convert|3.04|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|3.01|km2|disp=flip}} was land and {{convert|0.03|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.06%, was water.{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mooringsport village, Louisiana |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2251830 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181210/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2251830 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=August 14, 2014}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1920= 992
|1930= 802
|1940= 748
|1950= 709
|1960= 864
|1970= 830
|1980= 911
|1990= 873
|2000= 833
|2010= 793
|2020= 748
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Mooringsport racial and ethnic composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2251830&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"| Race and ethnicity !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |
| scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 570 | 76.2% |
|---|
| scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 93 | 12.43% |
| scope="row"| Native American
| 6 | 0.8% |
| scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 57 | 7.62% |
| scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 22 | 2.94% |
In 1920, Mooringsport had a historic high of 992 residents; since then, its population has fluctuated to a low of 709 at the 1950 U.S. census, to 911 in 1980. By 2020, there were 748 people, 257 households, and 140 families in Mooringsport. At the 2000 census,{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} there were 833 people, 334 households, and 228 families. The population density was {{convert|716.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 397 housing units at an average density of {{convert|341.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.
Reminiscing its historically predominant non-Hispanic white population, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.19% White American, 17.77% Black and African American, 0.36% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races in 2000. Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race were 0.72% of the population. At the 2020 census and its nationwide reflection of continued diversification,{{Cite web |last=Passel |first=Jeffrey S. |last2=Lopez |first2=Mark Hugo |last3=Cohn |first3=D’Vera |title=U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/ |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}} the racial and ethnic makeup was 76.2% non-Hispanic white, 12.43% Black and African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.62% from two or more races, and 2.94% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.
Financially, the median income for a household was $32,177 at the 2000 census. The median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for Mooringsport was $14,589. About 9.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over. At the 2020 American Community Survey, the median household income declined to $21,346 with a mean income of $33,428.{{Cite web |title=2020 Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Mooringsport%20town,%20Louisiana%20median%20income&g=1600000US2251830 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}} Families had a median household income of $33,438 with a mean of $44,989; married-couple families a median income of $53,542; and non-family households a median income of $17,188.
Notable people
- Sam Caldwell, mayor of Shreveport from 1934–1946, born and reared in Mooringsport{{cite web| url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html| title=Index to Politicians: Caldwell| publisher=politicalgraveyard.com| accessdate=December 20, 2010}}
- Earl Holliman, actor, was raised in Mooringsport
- Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter, 1888–1949), singer and guitarist born in Mooringsport
References
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External links
- [http://mooringsport.com/ Mooringsport community website]
{{Caddo Parish, Louisiana}}
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Category:Villages in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Category:Villages in Louisiana
Category:Villages in Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area