Bossier City, Louisiana
Bossier City | |
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Downtown First Baptist Church | |
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| Motto: "Union, Justice, Confidence" | |
Location in Bossier Parish, Louisiana | |
Bossier City Location in Louisiana Bossier City Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′04″N 93°41′29″W / 32.51778°N 93.69139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | Bossier |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Named after | Pierre Bossier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tommy Chandler (R) |
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| Area | |
• 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 | 2,698.0 sq mi (6,987.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 62,701 |
• Estimate (2025) | 63,949 |
| • Rank | BO: 1st LA: 7th |
| • Density | 1,429.9/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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403899 |
| Primary airport | Shreveport Regional Airport |
| Interstates | |
| Website | www |
Bossier City (/ˈboʊʒər/ BOH-zhər) is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 62,701 at the 2020 census. Located on the eastern bank of the Red River, Bossier City is closely tied economically and socially to its sister city, Shreveport, on the western bank. It is the second-most populous city in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The parish operates its own community college, Bossier Parish Community College.