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Minden, Louisiana
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Minden | |
| official_name | City of Minden | |
| settlement_type | City | |
| image_skyline | Revised copy, Minden, LA, City Hall and Civic Center IMG_0008.JPG | |
| imagesize | 250px | |
| image_caption | Minden City Hall and Convention Center | |
| image_map | File:Webster Parish Louisiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Minden Highlighted.svg | |
| map_caption | Location of Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana. | |
| pushpin_map | USA Louisiana | |
| <!-- Location ------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States | |
| subdivision_type1 | States | |
| subdivision_name1 | Louisiana | |
| subdivision_type2 | Parish | |
| subdivision_name2 | Webster | |
| <!-- Government --> | established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1836 | |
| established_title1 | Incorporated (town) | |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (city) | |
| named_for | Minden, Germany | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | ||
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
| area_footnotes | ||
| area_total_km2 | 39.39 | |
| area_total_sq_mi | 15.21 | |
| area_land_km2 | 38.95 | |
| area_land_sq_mi | 15.04 | |
| area_water_km2 | 0.44 | |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.17 | |
| <!-- Population ----> | population_total | 11928 |
| population_as_of | 2020 | |
| population_density_km2 | 306.27 | |
| population_density_sq_mi | 793.24 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| timezone1 | CST | |
| utc_offset1 | -6 | |
| timezone1_DST | CDT | |
| utc_offset1_DST | -5 | |
| elevation_ft | 269 | |
| coordinates | ||
| coordinates_footnotes | ||
| <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type | ZIP code |
| postal_code | 71055 | |
| area_code_type | Area code(s) | |
| area_code | 318 | |
| blank_name | FIPS code | |
| blank_info | 22-50885 | |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID | |
| blank1_info | 2404271 | |
| website |
Minden is a small city in and the parish seat of 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. The Main Street district of Minden is recognized as a Louisiana Main Street Community, a Louisiana Cultural Products District, and is sited on the National Register of Historic Places. Minden is the core and principal city of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Webster Parish, which is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden CSA.
History
Minden was established in 1836 by Charles Veeder.
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.
During the Great Depression, one of the two Minden banks failed and a fire destroyed a major section of the downtown area (1931). File:Louisiana - Miden - NARA - 23940431 (cropped).jpg|Aftermath of the 1933 tornado File:Louisiana - Miden - NARA - 23940433 (cropped).jpg|Aftermath of the 1933 tornado
On May 1, 1933, a tornado occurred in the town, destroying 20% of the homes.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.0 km² (12.0 mi²). 30.8 km (11.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.75% water.
Climate
Minden holds the records for both the highest and lowest temperature recorded in Louisiana in February, which is also the coldest temperature recorded in Louisiana in general. On February 13, 1899, the temperature dropped to -16 °F (-26.7 °C). |Jan record high F = 85 |Feb record high F = 92 |Mar record high F = 92 |Apr record high F = 95 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 111 |Aug record high F = 112 |Sep record high F = 110 |Oct record high F = 100 |Nov record high F = 94 |Dec record high F = 88 |year record high F = 112
|Jan avg record high F = 75.2 |Feb avg record high F = 78.3 |Mar avg record high F = 83.4 |Apr avg record high F = 87.0 |May avg record high F = 91.2 |Jun avg record high F = 95.5 |Jul avg record high F = 99.4 |Aug avg record high F = 100.4 |Sep avg record high F = 96.5 |Oct avg record high F = 90.4 |Nov avg record high F = 82.0 |Dec avg record high F = 76.8 |year avg record high F = 101.5
|Jan avg record low F = 19.5 |Feb avg record low F = 24.4 |Mar avg record low F = 28.0 |Apr avg record low F = 36.8 |May avg record low F = 47.4 |Jun avg record low F = 60.8 |Jul avg record low F = 66.8 |Aug avg record low F = 64.7 |Sep avg record low F = 52.7 |Oct avg record low F = 37.1 |Nov avg record low F = 27.8 |Dec avg record low F = 22.8 |year avg record low F = 17.9
|Jan record low F = 0 |Feb record low F = -16 |Mar record low F = 14 |Apr record low F = 25 |May record low F = 34 |Jun record low F = 48 |Jul record low F = 50 |Aug record low F = 52 |Sep record low F = 37 |Oct record low F = 22 |Nov record low F = 12 |Dec record low F = 2 |year record low F = -16 | access-date = August 21, 2021}} | access-date = August 21, 2021}}
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Minden city, Louisiana | url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2250885&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Minden city, Louisiana | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2250885&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 | publisher=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | % 2000 | % 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 6,014 | 5,939 | 4,966 | 46.17% | ||||||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6,776 | 6,736 | 6,352 | 52.02% | ||||||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 36 | 25 | 25 | 0.28% | ||||||
| Asian alone (NH) | 35 | 42 | 60 | 0.27% | ||||||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0.04% | ||||||
| Other Race alone (NH) | 2 | 11 | 23 | 0.02% | ||||||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 79 | 145 | 311 | 0.61% | ||||||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 80 | 183 | 184 | 0.61% | ||||||
| Total | 13,027 | 13,082 | 11,928 | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,928 people, 5,189 households, and 3,126 families residing in the city.
Government
| City Administration | Administrators |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Nick Cox |
| Police Chief | Jared McIver |
| Attorney | Jimbo Yocom |
Media
Television
Minden is part of the Shreveport media market for television.
Notable people
- Gene Austin, entertainer, singer and songwriter
- Louis Dunbar, basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters
- Percy Mayfield, blues singer and songwriter
- L'Jarius Sneed, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs
- J. D. Watkins, judge and politician
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- {{GNIS. 2404271
- "State Climate Extremes Committee - Records". [[National Centers for Environmental Information]].
- (2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Minden city, Louisiana". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Minden city, Louisiana". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Minden city, Louisiana". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Market Search: Shreveport DMA Overview".
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