Avoyelles Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cottonport that have no violations reported:
- COTTONPORT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2314, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 36.7%
(10.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 54.1% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 18.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 65.7% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 7.3% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottonport, LA
213 people in state prisons
Cottonport compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income significantly 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.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Cottonport (2011 data):
- Capital One, National Association: Cottonport Branch at 942 Bryan Street, branch established on 1990/06/04. Info updated 2011/07/01: Bank assets: $133,477.8 mil, Deposits: $97,063.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 984 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Cottonport Bank: at 153 Cottonport Avenue, branch established on 1902/07/02. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $336.7 mil, Deposits: $298.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Mansura Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Religion statistics for Cottonport (based on Avoyelles Parish data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.40%
| Here |  | 58.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 79.6% | 16.1% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Congregations | 44.9% | 28.6% | 16.3% | 2.0% | 8.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 14 | This county: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Avoyelles Parish: | 1.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25 | This county: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | Avoyelles Parish: | 4.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 10.7% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 30.9% | | Louisiana: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Avoyelles Parish: | 15.9% | | State: | 13.7% |
| 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 |
2 | $7,344 | $44,064 | 1 | $106 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,957 | $59,484 | 6 | $1,501 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $16,742 | $50,226 | 4 | $3,042 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $325 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $11,305 | $33,915 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,945 | $47,340 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
4 | $8,905 | $26,715 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $56,519 | $39,896 | 13 | $4,974 |
Cottonport government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $98,000 ($48.78)
All Other: $3,000 ($1.49)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $301,000 ($149.83)
Sewerage: $186,000 ($92.58)
Police Protection: $182,000 ($90.59)
Financial Administration: $166,000 ($82.63)
Regular Highways: $149,000 ($74.17)
Fire Protection: $21,000 ($10.45)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($1.49)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $3,000 ($1.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $113,000 ($56.25)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $97,000 ($48.28)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($7.96)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $63,000 ($31.36)
Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($8.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $22,000 ($10.95)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($3.98)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($1.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $539,000 ($268.29)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $430,000 ($214.04)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000 ($2.99)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000 ($2.49)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $106,000 ($52.76)
Public Utilities: $84,000 ($41.81)
NEC: $56,000 ($27.87)
Property: $35,000 ($17.42)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000 ($2.99)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $339,000 ($168.74)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($3.48)
5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,528 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | 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:
4.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,563 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.19% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Cottonport:
- KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
- KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTTP (1110 AM; daytime; 2 kW; PINEVILLE, LA; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonport:
- KEZP (104.3 FM; BUNKIE, LA; Owner: OWENSVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- KZLG (95.9 FM; MANSURA, LA; Owner: AMY M COCO)
- KLIL (92.1 FM; MOREAUVILLE, LA; Owner: CAJUN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KAPB-FM (97.7 FM; MARKSVILLE, LA; Owner: THREE RIVERS RADIO COMPANY)
- KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
- KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
- KEDG (106.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Cottonport:
- K67GL (Channel 67; BUNKIE, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT B/CING. OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
- KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
- K02PO (Channel 2; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
- K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- K21EL (Channel 21; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K43EI (Channel 43; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57GK (Channel 57; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K16DK (Channel 16; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K23DZ (Channel 23; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K38EG (Channel 38; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55GT (Channel 55; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Cottonport, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 116
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 172
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 303
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 20
Cottonport fatal accident list:
May 31, 1997 02:10 AM, Horseshoed, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 7, 1994 10:30 PM, 29, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 30, 1984 01:35 AM, Cappellane, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 2, 1983 05:38 PM, La107, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 1, 1979 06:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $114,000
Total average daily traffic: 350
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 511
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Cottonport)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - City Hall (Lat: 30.985750 Lon: -92.053167), Call Sign: KNGU690, Licensee ID: L00031803
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz, 39.9800 MHz Grant Date: 04/12/2003, Expiration Date: 05/23/2013
Registrant: Cottonport, Town Of, Cottonport, LA 71327 - Lat: 30.975000 Lon: -92.019444, Call Sign: WPWT920
Assigned Frequencies: 465.512 MHz Grant Date: 01/21/2003, Expiration Date: 01/21/2013, Certifier: Gano J Bergeron Jr
Registrant: Avoyelles Correctional Center, 1630 Prison Road, Cottonport, LA 71327, Phone: (318) 876-2891, Fax: (318) 876-4220, Email:
- Lat: 30.986111 Lon: -92.053333, Call Sign: WQCB935
Assigned Frequencies: 461.125 MHz Grant Date: 01/26/2005, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015, Certifier: Nicholas Descant
Registrant: Kay Radio & Electronics, Inc., 3305 Fern Street, Alexandria, LA 71302, Phone: (318) 442-7170, Fax: (318) 442-5879
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N5ADV
Grant Date: 02/27/1995, Expiration Date: 02/27/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/28/2007
Registrant: Otis J Roy, 189 Don Dr, Cottonport, LA 71327
FAA Registered Aircraft: 12 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Cottonport)
| Most common first names in Cottonport, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Joseph | 14 | 77.7 years |
| James | 11 | 69.5 years |
| Mary | 11 | 78.3 years |
| John | 11 | 66.8 years |
| George | 11 | 77.9 years |
| Frank | 9 | 71.7 years |
| Herman | 8 | 67.1 years |
| Louis | 8 | 72.7 years |
| Lillie | 8 | 79.7 years |
| Charles | 7 | 67.1 years |
| Most common last names in Cottonport, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Ducote | 93 | 73.7 years |
| Gauthier | 50 | 75.0 years |
| Lemoine | 43 | 73.7 years |
| Armand | 38 | 72.5 years |
| Jeansonne | 28 | 76.9 years |
| Gremillion | 26 | 75.8 years |
| Firmin | 21 | 77.4 years |
| Bordelon | 20 | 74.9 years |
| Juneau | 18 | 80.6 years |
| Chenevert | 17 | 76.6 years |
Businesses in Cottonport, LA
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