Minden, Louisiana
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Minden, Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| City of Minden | |
 Minden City Hall and Convention Center | |
 Location of Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana. | |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nick Cox |
| Area | |
| Population (2020) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71055 |
| Area code(s) | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-50885 |
| Website | Minden, Louisiana |
Minden is a city and parish seat in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 11,928.
History[edit]
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Minden was established in 1836 by Charles Veeder. Native sons include Gene Austin and Louis Dunbar.
The town's name is derived from the German city of Minden.
The city of Minden was used as a blueprint for the fictional city of Bon Temps, the setting of the Southern Vampire Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris.
During the Civil War, a large Confederate encampment was located inside of Minden. It housed about 15,000 Confederate soldiers. The town served as a supply depot for the Confederate Army. Close to thirty Confederate soldiers who died in the Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill are buried in the Old Minden Cemetery.
In the Great Blizzard of 1899, Minden experienced the coldest temperature ever recorded in Louisiana, when the temperature fell on February 13, 1899 to −16 °F or −26.7 °C.[3]
During the Great Depression, one of the two Minden banks failed and a fire destroyed a major section of the downtown area (1931).
On May 1, 1933, a tornado occurred in the town, destroying 20% of the homes.
Geography[edit]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.0 km² (12.0 mi²). 30.8 km2 (11.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km2 (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.75% water.[4]
Climate[edit]
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 533 | — | |
| 1860 | 1,144 | % | |
| 1870 | 1,100 | % | |
| 1880 | 1,113 | % | |
| 1890 | 1,298 | % | |
| 1900 | 1,561 | % | |
| 1910 | 3,002 | % | |
| 1920 | 6,105 | % | |
| 1930 | 5,623 | % | |
| 1940 | 6,677 | % | |
| 1950 | 9,787 | % | |
| 1960 | 12,785 | % | |
| 1970 | 13,996 | % | |
| 1980 | 15,084 | % | |
| 1990 | 13,661 | % | |
| 2000 | 13,027 | % | |
| 2010 | 13,082 | % | |
| 2020 | 11,928 | % | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 4,966 | 41.63% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,352 | 53.25% |
| Native American | 25 | 0.21% |
| Asian | 60 | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.06% |
| Other/Mixed | 334 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 184 | 1.54% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,928 people, 5,189 households, and 3,126 families residing in the city.
Notable people[edit]
- L'Jarius Sneed (born 1997), NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mayor's Office". City of Minden. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ↑ "State Climate Extremes Committee - Records". National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2021.