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Mooringsport is an incorporated municipality in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Caddo Parish. Part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area and located approximately 18 miles (29 km) outside of the principal city of Shreveport, the town of Mooringsport had a population of 748 at the 2020 U.S. census.

Mooringsport town overview:
Name:	Mooringsport town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Caddo Parish
Elevation:	226 ft (69 m)
Total Area:	1.30 sq mi (3.36 km²)
Land Area:	1.29 sq mi (3.34 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	748
Population Density:	580.75/sq mi (224.16/km²)
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2251830

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History

Settled by Alabama and North Carolina settlers in 1836, present-day Mooringsport served as a minor economic hub for steamboats transporting cotton. From its continued growth into an established settlement, the Kansas City Southern Railway came through the area.

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Geography

Mooringsport is located in western Caddo Parish at 32°41′13″N 93°57′42″W / 32.68694°N 93.96167°W / 32.68694; -93.96167 (32.687029, -93.961630), on the south shore of Caddo Lake. Louisiana Highway 1 bypasses the municipality 2 miles (3 km) to the east. Downtown Shreveport is approximately 18 miles (29 km) to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau in 2010, Mooringsport had a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.04 km), of which 1.16 square miles (3.01 km) was land and 0.012 square miles (0.03 km), or 1.06%, was water.