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Welcome to Mansfield ...

The city of Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for De Soto Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mansfield has a population of 4,598 people<2> (see below for details).

Mansfield is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mansfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mansfield: 318 & 457<4>

The ZIP code for Mansfield: 71052<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mansfield had an population of 4,598 people. This is a decrease of 8.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mansfield had a population of 5,001 people (or 18.75% of the total population of De Soto Parish). This makes Mansfield the parish's most populous community.

The population of Mansfield represents 0.11% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,001 people, the population of Mansfield decreased 10.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,582 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mansfield.

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mansfield.

Communities near Mansfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mansfield.

  • Stonewall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Logansport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Converse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Keachi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Grand Cane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Longstreet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Stanley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Screamerville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mansfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mansfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mansfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield ...

Looking for more information about Mansfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mansfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mansfield.

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mansfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mansfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mansfield post office opened in 1844.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including De Soto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mansfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mansfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Mansfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Mansfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Mansfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mansfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/