Standard Oil of Louisiana (absorbed by Standard Oil of New Jersey and now part of ExxonMobil) and United Gas Corporation (now part of Pennzoil) were headquartered in the city until the 1960s and 1980s respectively. It grew throughout the 20th century and, after the discovery of oil in Louisiana, became a national center for the oil industry. Prior to Texas becoming independent, this trail entered Mexico.
Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent Republic of Texas. The United States Census Bureau's 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 187,593, though the American Community Survey's census estimates determined 189,890 residents. It extends along the west bank of the Red River (most notably at Wright Island, the Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park, and Bagley Island) into neighboring Bossier Parish. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. Though 2020 census estimates placed its population at 397,590. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020. It is the 3rd most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Shreveport ( / ˈ ʃ r iː v p ɔːr t/ SHREEV-port) is a city in the U.S.
