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Caddo Parish

Population in July 2008: 280. Population change since 2000: +2.9%
 

Males: 138  (49.6%)
Females: 142  (50.4%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 71004.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,246 (it was $39,167 in 2000)
Belcher:  $43,246
Louisiana:  $40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,010
Belcher:  $20,010
Louisiana:  $21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,470 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
Belcher:  $93,470
Louisiana:  $126,800

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Races in Belcher:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
  • Black (23.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Belcher: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (13.6%), Scotch-Irish (7.4%), German (7.0%), English (4.8%), French (4.4%), Scottish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 188 feet

Land area: 1.56 square miles.

Population density: 180 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Belcher

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belcher village

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 1.4%
  • Divorced: 6.7%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.5%
Louisiana:  2.6%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Belcher, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Belcher to the number of sex offenders is 280 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Belcher:  0.4% ($269)
Louisiana:  0.3% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (18.1 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (19.9 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (171.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gilliam, LA (2.3 miles) , Benton, LA (2.6 miles ), Oil City, LA (2.9 miles ), Mooringsport, LA (2.9 miles ), Hosston, LA (3.1 miles ), Blanchard, LA (3.4 miles ), Vivian, LA (3.5 miles ), Plain Dealing, LA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.75 N, Longitude: 93.83 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+2.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Finance and insurance (22%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
  • Financial managers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Bus drivers (9%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)



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Belcher-area historical tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 226% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Belcher village center killed 7 people and injured 102 people and caused $8 million in damages.

On 12/3/1978, a category 4 tornado 15.4 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 266 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Belcher-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.9 miles away from Belcher center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Belcher:
  • NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; VIVIAN, LA)
  • LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SHREVEPORT (about 11 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
  • CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM (about 19 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)

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Airports and Other landing facilities located in Belcher: See detailed data for Airports and Other landing facilities located in Belcher, LA

Amtrak stations near Belcher:
  • 18 miles: SHREVEPORT (102 LAKE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: BOSSIER CITY (3033 HILTON DR.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belcher:
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 31 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 83 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public elementary/middle school in Belcher:
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Belcher and their reported violations in the past:

BEL-DI-GIL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1132, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-13-2000), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUN-20-2000 to JUN-20-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2006)

Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  78.8%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  4.8%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.4%
Whole state:  9.4%

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Belcher compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Belcher travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Electricity (27%)


Religion statistics for Belcher

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchAssemblies of God Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents52.4%13.1%11.0%4.9%2.8%
Congregations30.4%15.9%5.1%5.6%0.5%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents2.8%2.1%1.6%1.0%8.5%
Congregations2.3%8.9%3.3%1.4%26.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$150
Totals for Government 0$0 1$150



6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.87%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
Caddo Parish:  0.10%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bossier Parish, LA  1.90% ($29,307 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.62% ($28,592)
from De Soto Parish, LA  0.34% ($30,055)


6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.27%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($475 average AGI)
Caddo Parish:  0.12%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bossier Parish, LA  1.91% ($36,440 average AGI)
to De Soto Parish, LA  0.32% ($36,271)
to Dallas County, TX  0.23% ($23,604)


Strongest AM radio stations in Belcher:
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KIOU (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUPS, INC.)
  • KRMD (1340 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belcher:
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
  • KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDKS-FM (102.1 FM; BLANCHARD, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSYR (92.1 FM; BENTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KMJJ-FM (99.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBED (102.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLKL (95.7 FM; MINDEN, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KTKC (92.9 FM; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KBTT (103.7 FM; HAUGHTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSCL (91.3 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)

TV broadcast stations around Belcher:
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
  • KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
  • KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • K67FD (Channel 67; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KBXS-CA (Channel 50; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • KADO-LP (Channel 15; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • K42FE (Channel 42; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KPXJ (Channel 21; MINDEN, LA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)


Belcher fatal accident list:
May 17, 2005 05:18 AM, Sr-530, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Feb 23, 1999 02:15 AM, Us-71, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 6,680
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,321
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,882

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Fred W Greaves, Twr 1 10406 North Highway 169, Type: 3ta1, Structure height: 146.1 m, Overall height: 147.2 m
    Registrant: Gap Broadcasting, LLC, 12900 Preston Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75230, Phone: (214) 395-3533, Email:
  • Fred W Greaves, Twr 2 10406 N. Highway 169, Type: 3ta2, Structure height: 145.4 m, Overall height: 146.3 m
    Registrant: Gap Broadcasting, LLC, 12900 Preston Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75230, Phone: (214) 395-3533, Email:
  • Fred W Greaves, Twr 3 10406 N. Highway 169, Type: 3ta3, Structure height: 119.5 m, Overall height: 137.2 m
    Registrant: Gap Broadcasting, LLC, 12900 Preston Road, Suite 525, Dallas, TX 75230, Phone: (214) 395-3533, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 175 Belcher Rd, Call Sign: KVS902, Licensee ID: L00031448
    Assigned Frequencies : 43.5200 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/01/2003, Expiration Date: 03/17/2013
    Registrant: L R Kirby Jr, Box 175, Belcher, LA 71004

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: W5BHL, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/08/1988, Expiration Date: 03/08/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2000
    Registrant: Oswald S Droke Sr, Belcher, LA 71004


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: BOEING E75 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9312H , Serial Number: 758229, Year manufactured: 1943
    Registrant (Individual): R S Jr Briggs, Po Box 127, Belcher, LA 71004


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 5

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