Bossier City

About Bossier City

Bossier City was famous as Bennett's Bluff in 1830. It was earlier named after William Bennet. A portion of its land was carved out of the Great Natchitoches district in 1843. Its Claiborne Parish area was known as Bossier Parish. It was named to honour former creole general, Pierre Evariste John Baptiste Bossier. He was one of the first settlers here.

The Great Western Migration started in 1840. By 1850, over 200 wagons had already passed through this city and a few of theme settled here. The 1850 census noted its population at around 6,962.

This city was earlier called as Cane City. It was renamed by former Governor N.C. Blanchard to the Village of Bossier City. It grew from an area of one square mile to a city containing over 35 square miles and 25,000 acres. Hence it was changed from village to town. Governor Earl Kemp Long classified Bossier City a city through a proclamation.

Petroleum crude oil was discovered here in 1908, which turned this city into a nationwide oil boom. Its central location to rural oil fields made it a major player in the oil patch. This city accommodated several international oil companies.

According to the US Census Bureau, this city has a total area of 41.6 square miles, of which 40.8 square miles is land and 0.8 square miles is water.

The population density of Bossier City is 1,382.6 people per square mile. This city has 23,026 housing units with an average density of 217.7/km². Its racial makeup is 71.44% White, 22.74% African American, 0.57% Native American, 1.73% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races and 1.97% from two or more races. Its Hispanic or Latino population is 3.95% of the entire population of the city.