Oil City, Louisiana
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 Oil City Municipal Complex
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Caddo |
| Elevation | 203 ft (61.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°44′32″N 93°58′28″W / 32.74222°N 93.97444°WCoordinates: 32°44′32″N 93°58′28″W / 32.74222°N 93.97444°W |
| Area | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
| - land | 1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2) |
| - water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Population | 1,008 (2010) |
| Density | 565.5/sq mi (218.3/km2) |
| Mayor | James Terrell Sims (D) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 318 |
 Location in Caddo Parish and the state of Louisiana.
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Oil City is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,008 at the 2010 census. Oil City is located on Louisiana Highway 1 north of Caddo Lake. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The park in Oil City is named for Earl Williamson, who served for 40 years on the Caddo Parish police jury (1933–1972 and again from 1979–1980 and as mayor of Vivian from 1938–1946 and again from 1962-1966.
John Charles "Chip" Dickey, Jr., the mayor from 2005 until his death in office in 2016 at the age of sixty, pushed for economic ventures, including the community center and restaurants. He was also an ordained minister and led various youth camps. Dickey's father, John Charles Dickey, Sr., was the Oil City mayor from 1968 to 1976.
Oil City is located in northwestern Caddo Parish at 32°44′32″N 93°58′28″W / 32.74222°N 93.97444°W (32.742170, -93.974376). Downtown Shreveport is 21 miles (34 km) to the southeast along Louisiana Highway 1, and Vivian is 9 miles (14 km) to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Oil City has a total area of 1.85 square miles (4.78 km2), of which 1.78 square miles (4.62 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.17 km2), or 3.45%, is water.
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