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Red Chute, Louisiana
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 Red Chute, Louisiana
Location in Louisiana
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| 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
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| • 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 an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,261 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Red Chute is located at 32°33′53″N 93°36′35″W / 32.56472°N 93.60972°W (32.564841, -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
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 7,065 | — | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| 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.
Education
The community is in the Bossier Parish School District.
Residents in a portion of Red Chute are within the boundaries of: the collective boundary of T. L. Rodes Elementary School (in the CDP, PreKindergarten-Grade 1), Platt Elementary School (in the CDP, grades 2-3), and Princeton Elementary School (grades 4-5); Haughton Middle School; and Haughton High School.
In a western portion of the CDP, the residents are in the boundaries of: Stockwell Place Elementary School, Cope Middle School, and Airline High School.
Bossier Parish is in the areas of Bossier Parish Community College and Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College.
Notable person
See also
In Spanish: Red Chute para niños
