Fordoche, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 941. Population change since 2000: +0.9%

Males: 468	(49.8%)
Females: 473	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70732.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,364 (it was $36,364 in 2000)

Fordoche:	$47,364
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,602

Fordoche:	$20,602
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,793 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Fordoche:	$106,793
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $129,213; Detached houses: $160,488; Mobile homes: $26,570

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Races in Fordoche:

White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
Black (8.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fordoche: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (27.1%), French Canadian (17.0%), United States (12.6%), Italian (11.0%), German (5.3%), Irish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 27 feet

Land area: 2.43 square miles.

Population density: 387 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fordoche

High school or higher: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 45.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fordoche town

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 66.1%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 6.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (29.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (232.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Livonia, LA (2.0 miles ), Maringouin, LA (3.0 miles ), Krotz Springs, LA (3.1 miles ), Morganza, LA (3.2 miles ), Melville, LA (3.3 miles ), New Roads, LA (3.5 miles ), Rosedale, LA (3.7 miles ), Grosse Tete, LA (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,200
2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $109,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $141,700
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 30.59 N, Longitude: 91.61 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 225

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Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+8.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (43%)
Chemicals (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Health care (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (18%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Chemicals (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (18%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Fordoche-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/15/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Fordoche town center killed one person and injured 29 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/29/1972, a category 3 tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Fordoche-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 99% 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 58.5 miles away from Fordoche center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fordoche:

POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NEW ROADS, LA)
WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 23 miles; SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (about 25 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fordoche, LA

Operable nuclear power plant near Fordoche:

20 miles: River Bend in St. Francisville, LA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fordoche:

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 29 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 39 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 100 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)

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

FORDOCHE, TOWN OF (Population served: 1548, Groundwater):

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 town:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.6%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.7%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.8%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fordoche, LA

Fordoche compared to Louisiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (64%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Fordoche

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	79.9%	13.0%	3.0%	2.1%	2.0%
Congregations	32.0%	28.0%	4.0%	12.0%	24.0%

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.

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	$2,258	$27,096	1	$221
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$996
Streets and Highways	1	$2,387	$28,644	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,645	$27,870	2	$1,217

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,544 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.83% ($37,445 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.59% ($24,076)
from West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.43% ($41,063)

5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,426 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
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 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	1.95% ($29,685 average AGI)
to West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.65% ($43,021)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.34% ($26,120)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fordoche:

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)
WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPFC (1550 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: VICTORY & POWER MINISTRIES,INC.)
WXOK (1460 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
KCLF (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEW ROADS, LA; Owner: NEW WORLD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fordoche:

KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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)
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)
KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
WNXX (104.5 FM; JACKSON, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQXL-FM (106.5 FM; NEW ROADS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPAE (91.5 FM; ERWINVILLE, LA; Owner: PORT ALLEN EDUC B/C FOUNDATION)
KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJNH (107.3 FM; BAKER, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING CO. OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
KNEK-FM (104.7 FM; WASHINGTON, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Fordoche:

WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
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.)
WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
KZUP-CA (Channel 19; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORPORATION)
WBRL-CA (Channel 21; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
WBXH-CA (Channel 46; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KBTR-CA (Channel 65; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GREAT OAKS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KE5LCC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01206692
Grant Date: 10/26/2006, Expiration Date: 10/26/2016, Certifier: Justin K Cox
Registrant: Justin K Cox, Fordoche, LA 70732
Call Sign: KE5WQB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01438102
Grant Date: 10/15/2008, Expiration Date: 10/15/2018, Certifier: Justin K Cox
Registrant: Town Of Fordoche Races, Fordoche, LA 70732

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 1

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