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Red Chute, Louisiana
Red Chute, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Red Chute, Louisiana
Red Chute, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Bossier
Area
 • Total 9.24 sq mi (23.94 km2)
 • Land 9.22 sq mi (23.88 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 7,065
 • Density 766.19/sq mi (295.84/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 318
FIPS code 22-63855

Red Chute is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,261 at the 2010 census. It is part of the ShreveportBossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Red Chute is located at 32°33′53″N 93°36′35″W / 32.56472°N 93.60972°W / 32.56472; -93.60972 (32.564841, -93.609777). It is bordered to the west by Bossier City and to the east by Eastwood. U.S. Routes 80/79 is the main highway through Red Chute, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to downtown Shreveport. Interstate 20 forms the southern edge of the CDP but has no direct access to it. Interstate 220 branches off I-20 in Bossier City, just to the west of Red Chute, with the closest access to the CDP from Exit 17 (US 80/79).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Red Chute CDP has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.24%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 7,065
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Red Chute racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 5,134 72.67%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 802 11.35%
Native American 30 0.42%
Asian 70 0.99%
Pacific Islander 3 0.04%
Other/Mixed 342 4.84%
Hispanic or Latino 684 9.68%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,065 people, 2,841 households, and 1,865 families residing in the CDP.

Notable person

See also

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