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History · South Mansfield

Half of South Mansfield’s homes were built after 1977

Most of South Mansfield was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1945 on and the census since 1920.

0on the National Register
5%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Mansfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Mansfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,463 in 1980; 333 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Mansfield’s history is told.

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People over time

South Mansfield, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,600192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,463

Peaked at 1,463 in 1980; 333 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on South Mansfield’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

South Mansfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of South Mansfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

South Mansfield is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Mansfield had a population of 333. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 346 to 333 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

South Mansfield, decade by decade

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On the map

South Mansfield on the map, 1945 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Mansfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Mansfield on the 1945 USGS mapSouth Mansfield on the 1957 USGS mapSouth Mansfield on the 1980 USGS mapSouth Mansfield on the 1994 USGS map1945Mansfield sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Mansfield.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Mansfield

Nobody well known was born in South Mansfield itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mike JohnsonSpeaker of the United States House of Represent… · b. 1972
Evelyn AshfordAmerican sprinter · b. 1957
Pat CarrollAmerican actress · b. 1927
Robert ParishAmerican former basketball player · b. 1953
Joe DumarsAmerican basketball player and executive · b. 1963
Ryan HarrisonAmerican tennis player · b. 1992
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Porter Place

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Questions about South Mansfield’s history

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.