Mansfield, Louisiana
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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
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1870 | 813 | — | |
| 1880 | 770 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 908 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 847 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 1,799 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 2,564 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 3,837 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 4,065 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 4,440 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 5,839 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 6,432 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 6,485 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 5,389 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 5,582 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 5,001 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 4,714 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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| 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[4]
- 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[5]
- 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[6]
- 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[7]
- Sammy Joe Odom (1941–2001), professional football player.
- Arthur T. Prescott (1863-1942), founding president of Louisiana Tech University[8]
- Mack Charles Reynolds (1935–1991), professional football player
- C. O. Simpkins (1925–2019), African-American state representative, and civil rights activist in Shreveport[9]
- 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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- ↑ Henry E. Chambers, A History of Louisiana, Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 313-314
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