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St. Martin Parish

Population in July 2007: 1,596.

Males: 770	(48.3%)
Females: 826	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	31.7 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70521.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,241 (it was $25,976 in 2000)

Cecilia:	$36,241
Louisiana:	$43,733

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $16,220

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $90,961 (it was $54,300 in 2000)

Cecilia:	$90,961
Louisiana:	$132,400

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $112,542; Detached houses: $125,975; Townhouses or other attached units: $102,339; Mobile homes: $31,486

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Races in Cecilia:

White Non-Hispanic (56.7%)
Black (41.5%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Cecilia: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.6%), French (9.1%), French Canadian (8.8%), German (3.1%), Subsaharan African (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 1.74 square miles.

Population density: 916 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cecilia

High school or higher: 51.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 10.5%
Mean travel time to work: 33.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cecilia CDP

Never married: 34.5%
Now married: 47.2%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 7.5%

38 residents are foreign born (2.5% Asia).

This place:	2.5%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Cecilia, Louisiana in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Cecilia to the number of sex offenders is 798 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (13.8 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (43.0 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (215.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Henderson, LA (1.9 miles ), Breaux Bridge, LA (2.3 miles ), Arnaudville, LA (2.6 miles ), Parks, LA (2.9 miles ), Carencro, LA (3.4 miles ), Leonville, LA (3.5 miles ), Grand Coteau, LA (3.6 miles ), Lafayette, LA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 30.34 N, Longitude: 91.85 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 337

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Most common industries for males (%):

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (14%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (10%)
Construction (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Food (8%)
Private households (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (12%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)

Average climate in Cecilia, Louisiana

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Cecilia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.3 miles away from the Cecilia place center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 11.2 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Cecilia-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 68.3 miles away from Cecilia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Birthplace of: Alphonso Williams - College basketball player (La Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns).

Hospitals/medical centers near Cecilia:

ST MARTIN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA)
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION OF LAFAYETTE (about 13 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)

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Amtrak station near Cecilia:

13 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 Cecilia:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 16 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 40 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 107 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)

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

CECILIA WATER CORPORATION (Population served: 9900, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2004)

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.6%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.8%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	31.4%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This place:	13.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cecilia, LA

Cecilia compared to Louisiana state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age 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 Cecilia (2009 data):

Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust Company: Cecilia Branch at School Street And State Highway 347, branch established on 1966-06-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $236.2 mil, Deposits: $197.6 mil, headquarters in Breaux Bridge, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
MidSouth Bank, National Association: Cecilia Branch at Louisiana Highway 347, branch established on 1981-11-02. Info updated 2008-03-31: Bank assets: $935.8 mil, Deposits: $768.2 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (54%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Cecilia

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 87.22%

Here		87.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Other
Adherents	96.8%	2.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Congregations	70.0%	10.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%

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.

7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,583 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
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 Lafayette Parish, LA	2.72% ($31,663 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.89% ($27,103)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.48% ($28,857)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
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	2.49% ($28,410 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.82% ($26,107)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.25% ($28,163)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cecilia:

KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WXOK (1460 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cecilia:

KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Cecilia:

KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)
K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
K54FT (Channel 54; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Cecilia fatal accident list:
Feb 13, 1983 02:15 AM, La347, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $802,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 129
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,580

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

7 Mi E, Call Sign: KBY305
Assigned Frequencies : 49.0000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/26/2001, Expiration Date: 10/06/2011, Certifier: Billy Hayes
Registrant: Williams Energy Services, One Williams Center, Tulsa, OK 74121-2103, Phone: (918) 574-1016, Fax: (918) 574-2198, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CECELIA, Gsu Cecilia Power Center, 1 1/2 Mi S Cecilia La, Type: Tower, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WAH692
Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6735.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz
Grant Date: 12/04/1999, Expiration Date: 09/29/2009
Registrant: Saic/Entergy Services Inc., 425 West Capitol Ms Tcby-8f, Little Rock, AR 72203-0551, Phone: (501) 340-3116, Fax: (501) 340-3188, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB5QMH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/22/1991, Expiration Date: 10/22/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/23/2003
Registrant: Patrick R Angelle, Cecilia, LA 70521
Call Sign: KC5VDN, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/28/1996, Expiration Date: 06/28/2006, Cancelation Date: 07/01/2008
Registrant: Joahna L Denais, Cecilia, LA 70521

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$116,385	5	$78,062	3	$16,633	1	$130,090	3	$37,453
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$59,370	1	$59,550	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	2	$61,575	2	$122,700	1	$22,030	0	$0	2	$39,090
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$115,070	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$87,550	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$90,880
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2006 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0202.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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#9 (70521) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking Indo-European language at home"
#35 (70521) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries"

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