Gloster, Louisiana

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Gloster, Louisiana
De Soto Parish Louisiana incorporated and unincorporated areas Gloster highlighted.svg
Location in De Soto Parish and the state of Louisiana.
Coordinates: 32°11′28″N93°48′54″W / 32.19111°N 93.81500°W / 32.19111; -93.81500 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana
Parish DeSoto
Area
[2]
  Total1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
  Land1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
241 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total53
  Density42.06/sq mi (16.24/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71030
FIPS code 22-29395
GNIS feature ID535251 [1]

Gloster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 94. [3]

Gloster is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of U.S. Route 171, 17 miles (27 km) north of Mansfield, the DeSoto Parish seat, and 30 miles (48 km) south of Shreveport.

It is the nearest community to three places listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places:

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 53
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gloster". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gloster CDP, Louisiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 28, 2015.[ dead link ]
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.