Calvin, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 218. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 106	(48.7%)
Females: 112	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	37.0 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71410.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,236 (it was $24,750 in 2000)

Calvin:	$32,236
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,256

Calvin:	$17,256
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $38,163 (it was $23,800 in 2000)

Calvin:	$38,163
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $51,872; Detached houses: $67,870; Mobile homes: $11,932

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Races in Calvin:

White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
Black (17.4%)
American Indian (3.8%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Other Asian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Calvin: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (37.7%), Irish (13.1%), English (2.5%), French (1.7%), French Canadian (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 174 feet

Land area: 2.29 square miles.

Population density: 95 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Calvin

High school or higher: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
Unemployed: 17.2%
Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calvin village

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 47.9%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 14.4%
Divorced: 13.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Calvin:	0.8% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (55.1 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (67.7 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (216.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Winnfield, LA (2.9 miles ), Goldonna, LA (3.0 miles ), Dodson, LA (3.2 miles ), Atlanta, LA (3.3 miles) , Clarence, LA (4.2 miles ), Saline, LA (4.3 miles ), Sikes, LA (4.3 miles) , Jonesboro, LA (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 31.96 N, Longitude: 92.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +26 (+12.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
Public administration (17%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Health care (7%)
Wood products (4%)
Paper (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (23%)
Public administration (19%)
Construction (13%)
Machinery (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (7%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Bus drivers (10%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)

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Average climate in Calvin, Louisiana

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Calvin-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the Calvin village center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Calvin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly 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 72.9 miles away from Calvin center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.1 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 93.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Calvin:

WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; WINNFIELD, LA)
JACKSON PARISH HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; JONESBORO, LA)
NATCHITOCHES PARISH HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calvin:

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 24 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 57 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 57 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 90 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)

Public high school in Calvin:

CALVIN HIGH SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-12)

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Cemetery: McDade Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garfish Creek (A), Milam Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Calvin: McDade Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Calvin and their reported violations in the past:

CALVIN VILLAGE OF (Population served: 329, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-13-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-14-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUN-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (NOV-12-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-06-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-12-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2003)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.2%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	26.2%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	13.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calvin, LA

Calvin compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Calvin mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Calvin

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	80.5%	5.6%	5.2%	2.6%	2.0%
Congregations	62.1%	10.3%	8.6%	6.9%	1.7%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	American Baptist Association	Church of the Nazarene	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Congregations	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%

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
Financial Administration	1	$408	$4,896	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$522
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,261	$15,132	1	$17
Police - Other	1	$132	$1,584	1	$29
Firefighters	1	$760	$9,120	1	$36
Streets and Highways	1	$145	$1,740	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		1	$52
Solid Waste Management	1	$402	$4,824	1	$36
Sewerage	1	$611	$7,332	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$166	$1,992	1	$91
Housing and Community Development(Local)	1	$421	$5,052	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,253	$15,036	1	$29
Gas Supply	1	$1,253	$15,036	1	$29
Totals for Government	11	$6,812	$7,431	9	$841

Calvin government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $296,000
Financial Administration: $15,000

Sewerage: $5,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $25,000
Financial Administration: $19,000

Sewerage: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $37,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $49,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $293,000
General Support: $4,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $7,000
NEC: $5,000

Property: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,424 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.37%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jackson Parish, LA	0.83% ($32,784 average AGI)
from Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.74% ($23,818)
from Grant Parish, LA	0.32% ($23,786)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jackson Parish, LA	0.74% ($22,424 average AGI)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.74% ($40,939)
to Grant Parish, LA	0.47% ($30,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Calvin:

KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KVCL (1270 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: HARRISON BROADCAST ORGANIZATION, INC)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KMGG (920 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KNOC (1450 AM; 1 kW; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: NORTH FACE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calvin:

KCIJ (106.5 FM; ATLANTA, LA; Owner: NORTH FACE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
KVCL-FM (92.1 FM; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: HARRISON BROADCAST ORGANIZATION, INC)
KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
KAYT (88.1 FM; JENA, LA; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KZBL (100.7 FM; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: BALDRIDGE-DUMAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KSBH (94.9 FM; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: KSBH, L.L.C.)
KLAA (103.5 FM; TIOGA, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
KDBH-FM (97.3 FM; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: BALDRIDGE-DUMAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTOC-FM (104.9 FM; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Calvin:

KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLPA-TV (Channel 25; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KCDH-LP (Channel 4; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: CRANFORD L. JORDAN)
KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,080
Total average daily truck traffic: 259
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,836

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 2

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