Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest and their reported violations in the past:
FOREST, VILLAGE OF (Population served: 1250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2001)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.9 people | | Louisiana: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 87.4% | | Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 10.5% | | Whole state: | 19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 1.1% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest, LA
Forest compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Back to the top
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
|
|
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
|
Religion statistics for Forest
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other religions |
|---|
| Adherents | 76.6% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
|---|
| Congregations | 43.9% | 14.6% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 22.0% |
|---|
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 |
4 | $6,300 | $18,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $5,000 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $11,300 | $27,120 | 0 | $0 |
Forest government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $97,000
Financial Administration: $9,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $132,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $116,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $16,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $39,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $100,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
- Tax - NEC: $5,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $40,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000
6.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,131 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.10% | | 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:
7.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,168 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.36% | | 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 Forest:
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMLB (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA)
- KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)
- KLPL (1050 AM; 0 kW; LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest:
- KWCL-FM (96.7 FM; OAK GROVE, LA; Owner: KWCL-FM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KLPL-FM (92.7 FM; LAKE PROVIDENCE, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEDM (90.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
- KXRR (106.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: MONROE RADIO MEMBERS, L.L.C.)
- KZYQ (103.5 FM; LAKE VILLAGE, AR; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
- KGGM (93.5 FM; DELHI, LA; Owner: K.T. ENTERPRISES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Forest:
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
Forest fatal accident list:
Sep 24, 1978 09:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $312,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,120
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 672
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Approx. 1 Mi South Of La Hwy. 582 & 600' West Of La Hwy. 17, Call Sign: KNKN819
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2009
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- James E McDonald, Oak Grove Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.1 m, Overall height: 137.1 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- 214 Meters W Int La 17 & Hixons Chapel Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 141.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00004860
Registrant: Entergy Services Inc, Little Rock, AR 72203-0551, Phone: (501) 377-5609, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 1 Km S Of Int Hwy 17 & 582, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Overall height: 142 m, Call Sign: WPIR873
Assigned Frequencies : 151.325 MHz
Grant Date: 08/18/2005, Expiration Date: 11/03/2015, Certifier: Kenneth R Goodwin - Lat: 32.769556 Lon: -91.425389, Call Sign: WPXQ698
Assigned Frequencies : 464.875 MHz, 469.875 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2003, Expiration Date: 05/21/2013, Certifier: Evelyn Jones
Registrant: Washington Radio Reports, 1588 Fairfield Road Ste 7, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - 214 Meters W Int La 17 & Hixons Chapel Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 141.7 m, Call Sign: WQJV375
Assigned Frequencies : 770.081 MHz, 770.856 MHz, 771.206 MHz
Grant Date: 01/12/2009, Expiration Date: 11/04/2009, Certifier: Jeya Selvaratnam
Registrant: State Of Louisiana, 8001 Independence Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, Phone: (225) 925-6036, Fax: (225) 925-7003, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
|
(44.3 miles 
, pop. 53,107).
, pop. 200,145).
),
),
),
),
),
