Minden, Louisiana

Minden
Minden City Hall and Convention Center
Minden City Hall and Convention Center
Location of Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana.
Minden is located in Louisiana
Minden
Minden
Coordinates: 32°37′0″N 93°17′0″W / 32.61667°N 93.28333°W / 32.61667; -93.28333
Country United States
States Louisiana
Founded1836 (188 years ago) (1836)
Government
 • MayorNick Cox
Area
 • Total15.21 sq mi (39.39 km2)
 • Land15.04 sq mi (38.95 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,928
 • Density793.24/sq mi (306.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71055
Area code(s)318
FIPS code22-50885
WebsiteMinden, Louisiana

Minden is a small city and the parish seat of Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 11,928. The Main Street district of Minden is recognized as a Louisiana Main Street Community, a Louisiana Cultural Products District, and is sited on the National Register of Historic Places. Minden is the core and principal city of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Webster Parish, which is included in the Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden CSA.

  1. ^ "Mayor's Office". City of Minden. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.