Shreveport
parish seat of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
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Summary
Shreveport is a city in the United States[1]. Shreveport ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,442 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Caddo Parish[3], Bossier Parish[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Tom Arceneaux[6]
- Instance of: big city[7], county seat[8]
- Named after: Henry Miller Shreve[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Ostrava[10]
- Postal code: 71101[11], 71102[12], 71103[13], 71104[14], 71105[15], 71106[16], 71107[17], 71108[18], 71109[19], 71115[20], 71118[21], 71119[22], 71120[23], 71129[24]
- Commons category: Shreveport, Louisiana[25]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[26]
- Local dialing code: 318[27]
- Inception: 1836[28]
- Official website: http://www.ci.shreveport.la.us[29], https://www.shreveportla.gov[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shreveport, Louisiana[31]
- Population: 187,112[32], 199,311[33], 187,593[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana[35]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], The American Cyclopædia[37], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[38], The New Student's Reference Work[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Shreveport include Shreveport Downtown Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42], founded in 1931[43].
Why It Matters
Shreveport has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Shreveport is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Shreveport include Shreveport Downtown Airport[40], an airport[41], in United States[42], founded in 1931[43].