Minden, Louisiana

Minden
City
Minden City Hall and Convention Center
Location of Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Minden
Coordinates: 32°37′0″N 93°17′0″W / 32.61667°N 93.28333°W / 32.61667; -93.28333
Country	United States
States	Louisiana
Founded	1836 (188 years ago) (1836)
Government [1]
• Mayor	Nick Cox
Area [2]
• Total	15.21 sq mi (39.39 km2)
• Land	15.04 sq mi (38.95 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,928
• Density	793.24/sq mi (306.27/km2)
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 small city 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 included in the Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden CSA.