Mansfield is a small

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in, and the

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of, DeSoto Parish,

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, United States. Mansfield is part of the

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–

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metropolitan statistical area, with a 2020 population of 4,714.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km²), all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,714 people, 1,916 households, and 1,165 families residing in the city.

Notable people

* Sylura Barron (1900-1997), first African-American woman delegate to a national political convention (1948) * Country Jim Bledsoe (1930-1988), blues guitarist and singer *

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, baseball player * Riemer Calhoun (1909-1994), state senator from DeSoto and Caddo parishes from 1944 to 1952 * Joe T. Cawthorn (1911-1967), lawyer affiliated with

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faction * Charles Wheaton Elam (1866–1917), state representative from 1892 to 1896 * Joseph Barton Elam, Sr. (1821–1885), state representative,

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* Walter T. Griffith (1911-1966),

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commander during

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* Jeff Hall, member of the Louisiana House for District 26 since 2015 * Charles Johnson (born 1956), football player * Jeter Jones, blues musician * Albert Lewis NFL football player *

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, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter * Sidney Maiden (1923-1970),

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musician, singer and harmonica player * Sammy Joe Odom (1941–2001), professional football player. * Arthur T. Prescott (1863-1942), founding president of

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* Mack Charles Reynolds (1935–1991), professional football player * C. O. Simpkins (1925–2019), African-American state representative, and civil rights activist in Shreveport * Ocie Lee Smith was an American singer

Gallery

Image:Community Bank of Louisiana in Mansfield, LA IMG 2417.JPG, Community Bank of Louisiana in Mansfield Image:First Baptist Church of Mansfield, LA IMG 2414.JPG, The First

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Church of Mansfield is located at 1710 McArthur Drive (U.S. Highway 84) Image:First Baptist Church historical marker, Mansfield, LA IMG 2450.JPG, Historical marker at Mansfield State Historic Site referring to role of First Baptist Church during the battle of Mansfield

References

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