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Red River Parish

Population in July 2008: 181. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 81  (45.3%)
Females: 100  (54.7%)

Median resident age:  43.0 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip code: 71019


Estimated median household income in 2008: $34,060 (it was $25,521 in 2000)
Edgefield:  $34,060
Louisiana:  $43,733

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,933

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $105,130 (it was $60,500 in 2000)
Edgefield:  $105,130
Louisiana:  $132,400

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $131,225; Detached houses: $131,706; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,191

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Races in Edgefield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Black (3.2%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Edgefield: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.5%), Irish (13.2%), French Canadian (4.2%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Scottish (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 715 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Edgefield

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Edgefield village

  • Never married: 10.7%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.1%
Louisiana:  2.6%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in May 2009.

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

Edgefield:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.3% ($199)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (38.5 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (38.6 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (199.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Coushatta, LA (1.4 miles ), Martin, LA (2.8 miles ), Hall Summit, LA (3.0 miles ), Ashland, LA (3.7 miles ), Powhatan, LA (3.8 miles) , Campti, LA (4.1 miles ), Castor, LA (4.1 miles ), Pleasant Hill, LA (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 32.05 N, Longitude: 93.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-10.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Repair and maintenance (22%)
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Paper (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (27%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Repair and maintenance (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Religious workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (14%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (14%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)



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Edgefield-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Edgefield village center caused $2 million in damages.

On 4/23/2000, a category 3 tornado 16.7 miles away from the village center injured 3 people and caused $7 million in damages.


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

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.0 miles away from Edgefield center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Edgefield:
  • CHRISTUS COUSHATTA HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 1 miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
  • COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COUS (about 1 miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
  • DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 21 miles; MANSFIELD, LA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Edgefield:
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 26 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 28 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 81 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.1%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This village:  14.2%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This village:  2.3%
Whole state:  9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Edgefield, LA



Edgefield compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Edgefield travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Edgefield

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.90%
Here49.9%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents73.7%8.9%5.2%4.4%3.0%
Congregations47.8%17.4%4.3%4.3%4.3%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchAmerican Baptist AssociationAssemblies of GodChurches of ChristOther
Adherents2.3%1.3%0.9%0.3%0.1%
Congregations4.3%4.3%4.3%4.3%4.3%
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 1$1,780$21,3602$416
Water Supply 1$908$10,8960$0
Totals for Government 2$2,688$16,1282$416



5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
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 Natchitoches Parish, LA  1.36% ($27,025 average AGI)
from Caddo Parish, LA  0.95% ($21,714)
from Bossier Parish, LA  0.75% ($35,000)


6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
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 Caddo Parish, LA  1.11% ($34,182 average AGI)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA  1.08% ($21,406)
to Bossier Parish, LA  1.04% ($38,194)


Strongest AM radio stations in Edgefield:
  • WLAD (800 AM; 1 kW; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRRP (950 AM; 1 kW; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: FRANCIS V. HOBBS)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Edgefield:
  • KSBH (94.9 FM; COUSHATTA, LA; Owner: KSBH, L.L.C.)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KJVC (92.7 FM; MANSFIELD, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KDBH-FM (97.3 FM; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: BALDRIDGE-DUMAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Edgefield:
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KAIN-LP (Channel 55; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: MARY GILL LEE)
  • KNTS-LP (Channel 17; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: RICHARD GILL)
  • 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.)
  • KNYS-LP (Channel 27; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Owner: MARY GILL LEE)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1


Edgefield on our top lists:
    • #75 (71019) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Alsatian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

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