Eastwood, Louisiana | |
Census-designated place | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | Bossier |
Elevation | 239 ft (72.8 m) |
Coordinates | 32°33′26″N 93°34′07″W / 32.55722°N 93.56861°WCoordinates: 32°33′26″N 93°34′07″W / 32.55722°N 93.56861°W |
Area | 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) |
- land | 16.6 km2 (6 sq mi) |
- water | 0.0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 4,093 (2010) |
Density | 246.4/km2 (638.2/sq mi) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Area code | 318 |
Location of Louisiana in the United States
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Eastwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,093 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Eastwood is located at 32°33′26″N 93°34′7″W / 32.55722°N 93.56861°W (32.557317, -93.568480). It is bordered to the west by the Red Chute CDP, and the town of Haughton is nearby to the southeast. U.S. Routes 80 and 79 pass east–west through the center of Eastwood, and Interstate 20 forms the southern edge of the CDP but with no direct access to it. Via Highways 80/79, it is 11 miles (18 km) west to downtown Shreveport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eastwood CDP has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,374 people, 1,225 households, and 957 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 535.7 people per square mile (206.8/km²). There were 1,376 housing units at an average density of 218.5 per square mile (84.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.60% White, 6.14% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.