Castor, Louisiana

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Bienville Parish

Population in July 2007: 208. Population change since 2000: -0.5%

Males: 102	(49.3%)
Females: 106	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71016.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,120 (it was $23,125 in 2000)

Castor:	$30,120
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,429 (it was $53,900 in 2000)

Castor:	$86,429
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,392; Detached houses: $117,268; Mobile homes: $44,792

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Races in Castor:

White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
Black (12.0%)
Hispanic (3.8%)
Other race (2.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Castor: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.0%), German (6.7%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 165 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 174 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Castor

High school or higher: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Castor village

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 19.5%
Divorced: 9.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Castor, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Castor to the number of sex offenders is 104 to 1.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (35.8 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (38.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (214.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Jamestown, LA (2.6 miles) , Ringgold, LA (2.9 miles ), Lucky, LA (3.0 miles ), Hall Summit, LA (3.1 miles ), Ashland, LA (3.1 miles ), Martin, LA (3.3 miles ), Saline, LA (3.5 miles ), Bienville, LA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.25 N, Longitude: 93.16 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+5.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (29%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Public administration (13%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Mining (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (33%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (19%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (10%)
U. S. Postal service (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (10%)
Carpenters (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Top executives (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)

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Average climate in Castor, Louisiana

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Castor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 172% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Castor village center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1984, a category 3 tornado 14.4 miles away from the village center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Castor:

CHRISTUS COUSHATTA HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 17 miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COUS (about 17 miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; ARCADIA, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Castor, LA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Castor:

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 28 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 36 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 67 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)

Public high school in Castor:

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

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

ALBERTA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and APR-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (APR-18-2000)

CASTOR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 375, 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 (FEB-27-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-27-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.2%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	20.3%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This village:	7.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Castor, LA

Castor compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Castor (2009 data):

Bank of Ringgold: Castor Branch at Pine And Front Streets, branch established on 1984-12-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.5 mil, Deposits: $37.4 mil, headquarters in Ringgold, LA, positive income, 3 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Castor mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (28%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Castor

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	75.8%	9.7%	5.6%	2.9%	6.1%
Congregations	54.3%	15.2%	4.3%	8.7%	17.4%

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		2	$146
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$43
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$128
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$317

7.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
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 Lincoln Parish, LA	0.87% ($20,951 average AGI)
from Webster Parish, LA	0.74% ($26,029)
from Bossier Parish, LA	0.64% ($30,533)

7.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,060 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
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 Lincoln Parish, LA	1.00% ($23,745 average AGI)
to Bossier Parish, LA	0.93% ($31,614)
to Webster Parish, LA	0.81% ($21,658)

Strongest AM radio stations in Castor:

KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLAD (800 AM; 1 kW; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KMGG (920 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Castor:

KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KYLA (106.7 FM; HOMER, LA; Owner: NWLA BROADCASTING, L.L.C)
KSBH (94.9 FM; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: KSBH, L.L.C.)
KBEF (104.5 FM; GIBSLAND, LA; Owner: GREENWOOD ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH)
KLKL (95.7 FM; MINDEN, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Castor:

KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)

Castor fatal accident list:
Aug 18, 1988 08:15 AM, La4, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 28, 1978 05:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $393,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,590
Total average daily truck traffic: 330
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 7,803

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

J S Pittman, 1 Mi N Of Hwy 4 7 Mi Ene, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Texas Eastern Communications Inc, 5400 Westheimer Court, Room# Wo3a63, Houston, TX 77251-1642, Phone: (713) 627-5229, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

1/2 Mi N W Of La 4 & La 792, Call Sign: KNBL801, Licensee ID: L00009917
Assigned Frequencies : 47.3000 MHz, 47.3200 MHz, 47.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/23/2001, Expiration Date: 09/02/2011, Cancelation Date: 12/16/2002
Registrant: State Of Louisiana, 7686 Tom Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, Phone: (504) 925-5719
Office Hwy 4 1/4 Mi E, Call Sign: KAS223, Licensee ID: L00767533
Assigned Frequencies : 48.6200 MHz, 49.1200 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2001, Expiration Date: 03/18/2011
Registrant: International Paper Company, Shreveport, LA 71105, Phone: (214) 934-4576
1 Mi N Of La Hwy 4 7 Mi Ene, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: KJQ377, Licensee ID: L00176723
Assigned Frequencies : 48.9400 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 01/30/2011
Registrant: Texas Eastern Communications Inc, 5400 Westheimer Ct, Houston, TX 77251

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

STATION, 1 Mi N Of Hwy 4 7 Mi Ene, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WNTQ229
Assigned Frequencies : 952.268 MHz, 928.268 MHz
Grant Date: 09/14/2002, Expiration Date: 10/02/2012
Registrant: Phone: (713) 627-5001
Castor 140, 140 Front Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQJI970
Assigned Frequencies : 10735.0 MHz, 10735.0 MHz, 10735.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/25/2008, Expiration Date: 09/25/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
Registrant: Nexus Systems, Inc., 1911 B Cypress Street, West Monroe, LA 71209, Phone: (318) 323-5578, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC5BYU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/10/1993, Expiration Date: 08/10/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/11/2005
Registrant: Dennis R Thomas Sr, Rte 1 Box 2045, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: KC5VQR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00143082
Grant Date: 06/27/2006, Expiration Date: 08/09/2016
Registrant: Gary A Hill, 526 Hwy 153, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: WA5LHN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00191559
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 11/23/2013
Registrant: Marion C Graham Jr, 438 Wallace Rd, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: KD5QBO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00411613
Grant Date: 10/18/2001, Expiration Date: 10/18/2011, Certifier: Richard S Bradley
Registrant: Richard S Bradley, 110 Sullivan Rd, Castor, LA 71016

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 20
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Castor

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