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Population (year 2000): 1,944
Males: 997  (51.3%)
Females: 947  (48.7%)

St. Mary Parish

Median resident age:  32.5 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70523.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,600 (it was $27,837 in 2000)
Charenton  $31,600
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,200 (it was $73,000 in 2000)
Charenton  $68,200
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Charenton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (45.4%)
  • Black (36.2%)
  • American Indian (17.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (8.3%), United States (7.9%), French (7.7%), English (4.9%), German (4.7%), Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 5.82 square miles.

Population density: 334 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Charenton

  • High school or higher: 58.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 11.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Charenton CDP

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

24 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Charenton, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Charenton to the number of sex offenders is 1944 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Charenton:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (41.6 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (48.5 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (264.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Baldwin, LA (2.8 miles ), Franklin, LA (5.8 miles ), Jeanerette, LA (10.2 miles ), Lydia, LA (17.5 miles ), Loreauville, LA (19.2 miles ), Patterson, LA (19.8 miles ), New Iberia, LA (21.7 miles ), Bayou Vista, LA (22.0 miles ).

Latitude: 29.87 N, Longitude: 91.53 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 337

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (21%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


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Charenton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the Charenton place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/25/1969, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Charenton:
  • FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)
  • IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
  • DAUTERINE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Charenton, LA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Charenton:
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 53 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charenton:
  • LE MAIRE MEML (about 9 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID: 2R1)
  • HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; PATTERSON, LA; ID: PTN)
  • BORDELON AIRPARK (about 38 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; ID: L28)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Charenton:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 42 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 44 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 98 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 98 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Public elementary/middle school in Charenton:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • We have 2 websites based in Charenton www.icsee.com Immaculate Conception Church www.charentonheritage.com Charenton Heritage Museum

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Churches in Charenton include: Godman Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Tourist attraction: Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana - Cultural Department (Museums; 105 Houma Drive).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.9 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.7%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  27.6%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  17.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Charenton 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 significantly 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.27%
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 Orleans Parish, LA  1.00% ($26,766 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA  0.54% ($23,414)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.43% ($32,684)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.82%
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  0.87% ($30,438 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA  0.77% ($28,702)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA  0.47% ($40,690)


Strongest AM radio stations in Charenton:
  • 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.)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WXOK (1460 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Charenton:
  • KFMV (105.5 FM; FRANKLIN, LA; Owner: FM RADIO, L.C.)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
  • KQKI-FM (95.3 FM; BAYOU VISTA, LA; Owner: TECHE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBZE (105.9 FM; BERWICK, LA; Owner: HUBCAST BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Charenton:
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • K54FT (Channel 54; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
  • 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)
  • KJUN-CA (Channel 7; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

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