Fast Facts......

• The City of Mansfield is the Parish Seat of DeSoto Parish.
• City Sales Tax Revenues have more than doubled from
  June, 2007 to June, 2010 because of the Haynesville Shale
  Natural Gas discovery.  In DeSoto Parish - Sales Tax revenue has
  sky-rocketed from $23-million for 2006-2007 to
  over $78-million for 2009-2010.  It is estimated that
  nearly 5 percent of the Nation's gas drilling is in DeSoto Parish.
• Compressed Natural Gas Station opened in February 2012.  
• The City of Mansfield was first Incorporated on: April 15, 1847
• Population: 5,001
• Median household income 2008 - $29,093
• Parish: DeSoto
• Latitude: 32.037n
• Longitude: 93.7w
• Annual average rainfall: 65.56
• City tree: crepe myrtle
• City flower:  day lily
• Time zone: central daylight savings
• Nearest major city: Mansfield is about 30 miles south of
  Shreveport, LA on US Hwy 171 and Interstate 49