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Rapides Parish

Population in July 2007: 3,374.
Males: 1,697  (50.3%)
Females: 1,677  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  23.3 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 71459.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,595 (it was $31,921 in 2000)
Fort Polk North:  $39,595
Louisiana:  $40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $14,933 (it was $9,999 in 2000)
Fort Polk North:  $14,933
Louisiana:  $126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $7,257; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in Fort Polk North:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.6%)
  • Black (21.3%)
  • Hispanic (11.9%)
  • Two or more races (6.7%)
  • Other race (5.1%)
  • American Indian (3.0%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Polk North: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.0%), Irish (10.6%), Scottish (4.6%), English (4.1%), United States (3.8%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 115 feet

Land area: 8.12 square miles.

Population density: 415 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Polk North

  • High school or higher: 98.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 12.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Polk North CDP

  • Never married: 2.6%
  • Now married: 96.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.3%

194 residents are foreign born (3.0% Asia, 1.7% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

This place:  5.9%
Louisiana:  2.6%

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

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

Fort Polk North:  0.0% ($0)
Louisiana:  0.3% ($199)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lake Charles, LA (61.5 miles , pop. 71,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (100.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (161.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Fort Polk South, LA (2.2 miles ), New Llano, LA (2.6 miles ), Leesville, LA (2.6 miles ), Simpson, LA (3.7 miles ), Rosepine, LA (3.8 miles ), Anacoco, LA (3.8 miles ), De Ridder, LA (4.3 miles ), Hornbeck, LA (4.5 miles ).

Latitude: 31.10 N, Longitude: 93.17 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Public administration (30%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Other transportation workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Therapists (5%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)



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Fort Polk North-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Fort Polk North place center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/1/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.9 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Polk North:
  • BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LEESVILLE, LA)
  • TRI PARISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LEESVILLE, LA)
  • BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; DERIDDER, LA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Polk North:
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 45 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 91 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 93 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
  • ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 93 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 95 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)

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Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  96.6%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.2%
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 2007:
This place:  10.2%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Polk North, LA



Fort Polk North compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (97%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Fort Polk North

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents55.2%26.5%6.8%1.5%1.0%
Congregations45.3%10.5%12.1%3.2%3.7%
NameChurches of Christ Charismatic Churches IndependentSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.0%1.0%0.9%0.9%5.1%
Congregations3.2%0.5%1.1%1.1%19.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.49%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)
Rapides Parish:  0.03%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.96% ($29,739 average AGI)
from Grant Parish, LA  0.53% ($30,492)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.36% ($25,205)


5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,770 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.32%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Rapides Parish:  0.05%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Grant Parish, LA  0.63% ($27,563 average AGI)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA  0.32% ($31,608)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.24% ($29,038)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Polk North:
  • KLLA (1570 AM; 1 kW; LEESVILLE, LA; Owner: PENE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KDLA (1010 AM; 1 kW; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTXJ (1350 AM; 5 kW; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Polk North:
  • KUMX (106.7 FM; NORTH FORT POLK, LA; Owner: WEST CENTRAL BROADCASTING CO., INC)
  • KROK (95.7 FM; SOUTH FORT POLK, LA; Owner: WEST CENTRAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KJAE (93.5 FM; LEESVILLE, LA; Owner: PENE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KVVP (105.7 FM; LEESVILLE, LA; Owner: STANNARD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
  • KNUF (92.1 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Polk North:
  • K51FO (Channel 51; LEESVILLE, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT B/CING. OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
  • KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • K61GO (Channel 61; HICKS, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT B/CING. OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
  • K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)


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