Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier City
City
City of Bossier City
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Motto(s):  "Union, Justice, Confidence"
Location of Bossier City in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
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Coordinates: 32°31′04″N 93°41′29″W / 32.51778°N 93.69139°W / 32.51778; -93.69139
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Bossier
Founded	1907 (117 years ago) (1907)
Named for	Pierre Bossier
Government
• Mayor	Tommy Chandler[1] (R)
• City council	Members list At Large: Chris Smith (R) At Large: David Montgomery (R) Dist 1: Scott Irwin (R) Dist 2: Jeffery Darby (I) Dist 3: Don Williams (D) Dist 4: Jeff Free (R) Dist 5: Thomas Harvey (R)
Area [2]
• City	45.02 sq mi (116.60 km2)
• Land	43.85 sq mi (113.57 km2)
• Water	1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)  1.89%
• Metro	2,698 sq mi (6,987.8 km2)
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	62,701
• Rank	BO: 1st LA: 7th
• Density	1,429.90/sq mi (552.08/km2)
• Metro	393,406 (US: 140th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	71111-71113, 71171-71172
Area code	318
FIPS code	22-08920
Primary airport	Shreveport Regional Airport
Interstates
Website	BossierCity.org

Bossier City (/ˈboʊʒər/ BOH-zhər) is a city in Bossier Parish in the northwestern region of the state of Louisiana in the United States.^[3] It is the second-most populous city in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan statistical area. In 2020, it had a total population of 62,701, up from 61,315 in 2010.^[4]

Located on the eastern bank of the Red River, Bossier City is closely tied economically and socially to its larger sister city Shreveport on the western bank. The parish operates its own community college, Bossier Parish Community College.