Cankton, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 418. Population change since 2000: +15.5%

Males: 196	(47.0%)
Females: 222	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70584.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,867 (it was $22,500 in 2000)

Cankton:	$25,867
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,445

Cankton:	$15,445
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,179 (it was $47,100 in 2000)

Cankton:	$78,179
Louisiana:	$126,800

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Races in Cankton:

White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
Black (5.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Cankton: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (31.5%), United States (25.1%), French Canadian (17.4%), German (3.6%), English (2.5%), Polish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 44 feet

Land area: 2.03 square miles.

Population density: 206 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cankton

High school or higher: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 38.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cankton village

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 4.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.8%
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:

Cankton:	0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (10.6 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (58.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (200.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Carencro, LA (2.2 miles ), Sunset, LA (2.2 miles ), Grand Coteau, LA (2.5 miles ), Church Point, LA (2.7 miles ), Scott, LA (2.8 miles ), Duson, LA (3.0 miles ), Lafayette, LA (3.3 miles ), Arnaudville, LA (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
1999: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 30.35 N, Longitude: 92.11 W

Area code: 337

Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+11.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food and beverage stores (13%)
Mining (12%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Apparel (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Construction (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Child care workers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

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Average climate in Cankton, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cankton, Louisiana average precipitation

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Cankton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the Cankton village center killed 4 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/9/1983, a category 3 tornado 5.4 miles away from the village center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Cankton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.1 miles away from Cankton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cankton:

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
VERMILION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (about 10 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Cankton, LA

located in Cankton:

Trahan Ultralight

Amtrak station near Cankton:

11 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cankton:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 12 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 56 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 113 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)

Public elementary/middle school in Cankton:

CANKTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-8)

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

CANKTON VILLAGE OF WATER SYSTEM (Address: 107 DANDURAND, Population served: 2000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-28-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2006)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	63.0%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

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:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cankton, LA

Cankton compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Cankton (2009 data):

Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.: Cankton Branch at 216 Main Street, branch established on 1994-02-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $79.4 mil, Deposits: $72.2 mil, headquarters in Church Point, LA, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Fsb Bancshares, Inc.

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Cankton mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Cankton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	86.5%	9.4%	2.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Congregations	45.5%	24.7%	11.7%	3.9%	1.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church in America	North American Baptist Conference	Episcopal Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Congregations	2.6%	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	5.2%

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	$1,840	$22,080	1	$50
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$150
Water Supply	1	$1,600	$19,200	1	$108
Totals for Government	2	$3,440	$20,640	3	$308

Cankton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $58,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $96,000
Financial Administration: $35,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $75,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $72,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $27,000
Water Utilities: $24,000

Fire Protection: $15,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $232,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $174,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Individual Income: $70,000
Public Utilities: $17,000

Total General Sales: $13,000

Property: $10,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $52,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
St. Landry Parish: 0.05%
Louisiana average: 0.11%

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

from Lafayette Parish, LA	1.49% ($36,342 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.87% ($23,739)
from Evangeline Parish, LA	0.46% ($27,379)

5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
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 Lafayette Parish, LA	1.51% ($28,671 average AGI)
to Evangeline Parish, LA	0.39% ($21,558)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.36% ($27,474)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cankton:

KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: KSLO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KSIG (1450 AM; 1 kW; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: ACADIA BROADCAST PARTNERS, 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)
KROF (960 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cankton:

KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K209BS (89.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
K280CI (103.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: J AND J BROADCASTING)
KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Cankton:

KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)
KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KD5SZM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00535472
Grant Date: 06/20/2002, Expiration Date: 06/20/2012, Cancelation Date: 09/06/2002, Certifier: Stefan G Van Aalst
Registrant: Stefan G Van Aalst, 168 Courvelle Ln, Cankton, LA 70584
Call Sign: KD5SZN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00535473
Grant Date: 06/20/2002, Expiration Date: 06/20/2012, Certifier: Earvis J Courvelle
Registrant: Earvis J Courvelle, 608 Savoie Rd, Cankton, LA 70584

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$80,313	7	$76,570	1	$21,520	1	$22,030
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$97,190	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$51,250	2	$82,020	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$76,820	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9618.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$71,820	1	$150,940
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9618.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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