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Mansfield, Louisiana

Mansfield, Louisiana
City
City of Mansfield
Downtown Mansfield 2019
Downtown Mansfield 2019
Location of Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana.
Mansfield, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Mansfield, Louisiana
Mansfield, Louisiana
Mansfield, Louisiana is located in the United States
Mansfield, Louisiana
Mansfield, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°01′58″N 93°42′09″W / 32.03278°N 93.70250°W / 32.03278; -93.70250
Country United States
States Louisiana
ParishDeSoto
Government
 • MayorThomas Jones (D) (began first term July 1, 2022)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.66 sq mi (9.48 km2)
 • Land3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,714
 • Density1,290.80/sq mi (498.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71052
Area code318
U.S. Highways
Websitecityofmansfield.net
Mansfield in 1935
Community Bank of Louisiana in Mansfield
The First Baptist Church of Mansfield is located at 1710 McArthur Drive (U.S. Highway 84).
Historical marker at Mansfield State Historic Site referring to role of First Baptist Church during the battle of Mansfield

Mansfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States.[3] Mansfield is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area, with a 2020 population of 4,714.

Geography

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Mansfield is located at 32°1′58″N 93°42′9″W / 32.03278°N 93.70250°W / 32.03278; -93.70250 (32.032782, -93.702475)[4] and has an elevation of 335 feet (102.1 m).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870813—
1880770−5.3%
189090817.9%
1900847−6.7%
19101,799112.4%
19202,56442.5%
19303,83749.6%
19404,0655.9%
19504,4409.2%
19605,83931.5%
19706,43210.2%
19806,4850.8%
19905,389−16.9%
20005,5823.6%
20105,001−10.4%
20204,714−5.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
Mansfield racial composition as of 2020[7]
Race Number Percentage
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

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Mansfield was the childhood home of Joshua Logan, an award-winning director, producer, playwright and screenwriter for film and stage. He is most famous for directing Hollywood classics such as South Pacific, Picnic, Paint Your Wagon, Sayonara, Bus Stop and Fanny. Logan received the Pulitzer Prize at the age of forty for the libretto of South Pacific, which he cowrote with Oscar Hammerstein II. Logan used Mansfield as the setting for his play The Wisteria Trees.

Ocie Lee Smith was an American singer, who performed with Count Basie's band from 1961 to 1965 and sang on the 1969 Grammy Award-winning recording of the song "Little Green Apples". He was born in Mansfield on June 21, 1932.

Mansfield is the birthplace of major league baseball player Vida Blue, a left-handed starting pitcher. In a 17-year career, he played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Royals. Also Jesse Hudson, New York Mets pitcher. They graduated Mansfield High School in 1967 together.

Mansfield is also the birthplace of Albert Lewis (born October 6, 1960). Lewis made his professional debut in the NFL in 1983 with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and Los Angeles Raiders over the course of his 16-year career. NFL cornerback Fakhir Brown (born on September 21, 1977) initially attended Mansfield High School.

Others affiliated with Mansfield by birth or residence include:

References

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  1. ^ "Mansfield Mayor Thomas Jones and Aldermen | Mansfield Enterprise".
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Tomko, Gene (2020). Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 79. ISBN 9780807169322.
  9. ^ "Joe T. Cawthorn". Many, Louisiana: Sabine Index. November 16, 1967. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "Jeffrey W. Hall". intelius.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Al Campbell. "Sidney Maiden : Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  12. ^ Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313-314
  13. ^ "C. O. Simpkins, Sr.: Civil Rights Champion". cosimpkins.com. Retrieved September 1, 2015.