Red Chute, Louisiana | |
Census-designated place | |
Country | United States |
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State | Louisiana |
Parish | Bossier |
Elevation | 213 ft (64.9 m) |
Coordinates | 32°33′53″N 93°36′35″W / 32.56472°N 93.60972°WCoordinates: 32°33′53″N 93°36′35″W / 32.56472°N 93.60972°W |
Area | 23.79 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
- land | 23.73 km2 (9 sq mi) |
- water | 0.06 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Population | 6,261 (2010) |
Density | 263.8/km2 (683.2/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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Red Chute is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,261 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Red Chute is located at 32°33′53″N 93°36′35″W / 32.56472°N 93.60972°W (32.564841, -93.609777). It is bordered to the west by Bossier City and to the east by Eastwood. U.S. Routes 80/79 is the main highway through Red Chute, leading west 8 miles (13 km) to downtown Shreveport. Interstate 20 forms the southern edge of the CDP but has no direct access to it. Interstate 220 branches off I-20 in Bossier City, just to the west of Red Chute, with the closest access to the CDP from Exit 17 (US 80/79).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Red Chute CDP has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.8 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.24%, is water.