Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Louisiana
- Region
- North
- Founded
- January 18, 1838
- Named after
- Caddo Native Americans
- Parish seat and largest city
- Shreveport
- Incorporated municipalities
- 11 (total) 1 city, 5 towns, 5 villages (located entirely or partially, within parish boundaries)
- Total
- 937 sq mi (2,430 km )
- Land
- 879 sq mi (2,280 km )
- Water
- 58 sq mi (150 km )
- Percentage
- 6.2 sq mi (16 km )
- Estimate 2025
- 224,226
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The Shreve Memorial Library in Shreveport located downtown in the former US post office and courthouse
Caddo Parish (/ˈkædoʊ/; French: Paroisse de Caddo) is a parish located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 237,848. The parish seat and largest city is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River.
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1838 establishments in LouisianaCaddo Parish, LouisianaGeography of Shreveport, LouisianaLouisiana parishesLouisiana placenames of Native American originMajority-minority parishes in LouisianaParishes in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan areaPopulated places in the United States established in 1838