Shreveport Population per Square Mile over Time

Urban 3 Reports from 2023

I also transcribed most of the information from the slides to have in a handy list…

Shreveport = 123.84 square miles, including…
- 1264 miles of roads
- 1129 miles of water
- 905 miles of sewer
- 1709 miles of drainage
Budget
- Water – we spend 12, but need 18M
- Sewer – we spend 57 need 61M
- Drainage – we spend 2.7 need 3.5M
- Roads – we spend 27 need 110M
- TOTALS: we spend 99 and need 193M for $94M deficit
Neighborhood roads
- 7M sq. ft before 1910 or 202 ft/person
- +20M sq. ft 1911-1950 or 250/ft/person
- +17M sq. ft since 1950 or 283 ft/person
- TOTAL 44M sq. ft today should cost $53/year
Vacancies 17% vacant properties in Shreveport = 9370 vacant acres
- Adjudicated property is 3% of Vacant properties or 1425 acres
- Current Average value per acre in Shreveport
  - Single Family $0.4M/acre
  - Suburban Commercial $0.5M/acre
  - Townhomes & Duplexes $1.2M/acre
  - Main Street Commercial $1.5M/acre
  - Dispersed/Concentrated = 500/216 acres