Mansfield, Louisiana
Mansfield, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of Mansfield | |
![]() Downtown Mansfield 2017 | |
![]() Location of Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. | |
![]() Mansfield, Louisiana ![]() Mansfield, Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°01′58″N 93°42′09″W / 32.03278°N 93.70250°W | |
| Country | |
| States | |
| Parish | DeSoto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Jones (D) (began first term July 1, 2022)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.66 sq mi (9.48 km2) |
| • Land | 3.65 sq mi (9.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,714 |
| • Density | 1,290.80/sq mi (498.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71052 |
| Area code | 318 |
| U.S. Highways | |
| Website | cityofmansfield |
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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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Mansfield, LA (1991–2020 normals, coordinates:32°04′16″N 93°45′32″W / 32.0711°N 93.7589°W) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.4 (14.1) | 62.3 (16.8) | 70.4 (21.3) | 76.1 (24.5) | 83.4 (28.6) | 90.3 (32.4) | 93.4 (34.1) | 93.3 (34.1) | 88.0 (31.1) | 78.5 (25.8) | 67.5 (19.7) | 59.6 (15.3) | 76.7 (24.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 46.7 (8.2) | 51.3 (10.7) | 58.1 (14.5) | 64.4 (18.0) | 72.6 (22.6) | 80.0 (26.7) | 82.7 (28.2) | 82.7 (28.2) | 76.3 (24.6) | 66.7 (19.3) | 55.7 (13.2) | 48.6 (9.2) | 65.5 (18.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.0 (2.2) | 40.4 (4.7) | 45.7 (7.6) | 52.7 (11.5) | 61.8 (16.6) | 69.7 (20.9) | 72.1 (22.3) | 72.0 (22.2) | 64.5 (18.1) | 54.9 (12.7) | 43.8 (6.6) | 37.6 (3.1) | 54.3 (12.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.93 (125) | 5.20 (132) | 5.48 (139) | 5.17 (131) | 4.57 (116) | 4.33 (110) | 2.55 (65) | 3.52 (89) | 3.19 (81) | 4.95 (126) | 4.26 (108) | 5.27 (134) | 53.42 (1,356) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 82.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.01 in) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 813 | — | |
| 1880 | 770 | −5.3% | |
| 1890 | 908 | 17.9% | |
| 1900 | 847 | −6.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,799 | 112.4% | |
| 1920 | 2,564 | 42.5% | |
| 1930 | 3,837 | 49.6% | |
| 1940 | 4,065 | 5.9% | |
| 1950 | 4,440 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 5,839 | 31.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,432 | 10.2% | |
| 1980 | 6,485 | 0.8% | |
| 1990 | 5,389 | −16.9% | |
| 2000 | 5,582 | 3.6% | |
| 2010 | 5,001 | −10.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,714 | −5.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
| 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
- Sylura Barron (1900-1997), first African-American woman delegate to a national political convention (1948)
- Country Jim Bledsoe (1930-1988), blues guitarist and singer[7]
- 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[8]
- 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[9]
- 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[10]
- Sammy Joe Odom (1941–2001), professional football player.
- Arthur T. Prescott (1863-1942), founding president of Louisiana Tech University[11]
- Mack Charles Reynolds (1935–1991), professional football player
- C. O. Simpkins (1925–2019), African-American state representative, and civil rights activist in Shreveport[12]
- Ocie Lee Smith was an American singer
Gallery
- 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
References
- ^ "Mansfield Mayor Thomas Jones and Aldermen | Mansfield Enterprise".
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Station: MANSFIELD 4 NW, LA US USC00165874". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Joe T. Cawthorn". Many, Louisiana: Sabine Index. November 16, 1967. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "Jeffrey W. Hall". intelius.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Al Campbell. "Sidney Maiden : Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313-314
- ^ "C. O. Simpkins, Sr.: Civil Rights Champion". cosimpkins.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
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