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Belcher is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport- Bossier city metropolitan statistical area.

Belcher village overview:
Name:	Belcher village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Caddo Parish
Elevation:	187 ft (57 m)
Total Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.08 km²)
Land Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.08 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	248
Population Density:	157.56/sq mi (60.82/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2205945

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History

Previously named Horseshoe after the bayou that runs through the town, Belcher was renamed in 1899 after James Clinton Belcher, a former confederate soldier and overseer of Wild Lucia plantation.

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Geography

Belcher is located in northeastern Caddo Parish at 32°45′2″N 93°50′2″W / 32.75056°N 93.83389°W / 32.75056; -93.83389 (32.750518, -93.833772), less than 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the Red River. U.S. Route 71 passes through the western side of the village, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Gilliam and south 17 miles (27 km) to Shreveport. Interstate 49 at Exit 228 is 3 miles (5 km) west of the center of town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Belcher has a total area of 1.56 square miles (4.04 km), all land.