Georgetown, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 316. Population change since 2000: +5.0%

Males: 146	(46.5%)
Females: 170	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71432.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,934 (it was $23,750 in 2000)

Georgetown:	$30,934
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,819

Georgetown:	$17,819
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,169 (it was $36,900 in 2000)

Georgetown:	$59,169
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,266; Detached houses: $76,022; Mobile homes: $22,895

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Races in Georgetown:

White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Georgetown: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (41.2%), German (10.6%), Irish (10.3%), English (4.3%), French (2.3%), Polish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 96 feet

Land area: 1.30 square miles.

Population density: 243 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Georgetown

High school or higher: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Georgetown village

Never married: 13.7%
Now married: 61.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 15.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

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

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

Georgetown:	0.5% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (54.3 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (94.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (225.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Tullos, LA (2.2 miles ), Urania, LA (2.9 miles ), Olla, LA (3.6 miles ), Midway, LA (3.9 miles ), Dry Prong, LA (3.9 miles ), Jena, LA (4.0 miles ), Pollock, LA (4.1 miles ), Winnfield, LA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.76 N, Longitude: 92.38 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+10.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (23%)
Wood products (20%)
Truck transportation (16%)
Construction (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (25%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
Extraction workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Rail and water transportation workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
Health technologists and technicians (14%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)

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Georgetown, Louisiana average temperatures

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Georgetown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Georgetown village center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Georgetown-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 88.0 miles away from Georgetown center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Georgetown:

HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; OLLA, LA)
LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; JENA, LA)
WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; WINNFIELD, LA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Georgetown:

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 41 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 56 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 84 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)

Public high school in Georgetown:

GEORGETOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-12)

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Church in Georgetown: Georgetown Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

JORDAN HILL RED HILL WATERWORKS DISTRICT (Population served: 591, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-06-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-06-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-26-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-18-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-04-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-22-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2000)

GEORGETOWN WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 316, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-02-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-02-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-02-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006)

10 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-18-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006)

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-18-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2006)

10 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.0%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	22.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This village:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Georgetown, LA

Georgetown compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Georgetown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Georgetown

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	84.0%	5.7%	4.8%	2.5%	3.1%
Congregations	58.7%	15.2%	6.5%	8.7%	10.9%

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$425
Other Government Administration	0	$0		4	$1,261
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,560	$30,720	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,560	$30,720	2	$1,346
Sewerage	2	$3,584	$21,504	1	$350
Water Supply	2	$3,584	$21,504	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$12,288	$24,576	8	$3,382

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.47%
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 Rapides Parish, LA	4.44% ($27,563 average AGI)
from La Salle Parish, LA	0.37% ($28,000)
from Winn Parish, LA	0.33% ($30,667)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
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 Rapides Parish, LA	3.87% ($30,492 average AGI)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.41% ($33,120)
to La Salle Parish, LA	0.32% ($20,100)

Strongest AM radio stations in Georgetown:

KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
KTTP (1110 AM; daytime; 2 kW; PINEVILLE, LA; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK LLC)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KVCL (1270 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: HARRISON BROADCAST ORGANIZATION, INC)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Georgetown:

KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
KAYT (88.1 FM; JENA, LA; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KLAA (103.5 FM; TIOGA, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVDP (89.1 FM; DRY PRONG, LA; Owner: DRY PRONG EDUC B/C FOUNDATION)
WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KJNA-FM (102.7 FM; JENA, LA; Owner: LITTLE RIVER RADIO CO.)
KCIJ (106.5 FM; ATLANTA, LA; Owner: NORTH FACE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KEDG (106.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KHFX (105.5 FM; BALL, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
KVCL-FM (92.1 FM; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: HARRISON BROADCAST ORGANIZATION, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Georgetown:

KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
KLPA-TV (Channel 25; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
KCDH-LP (Channel 4; WINNFIELD, LA; Owner: CRANFORD L. JORDAN)
K36DS (Channel 36; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATION COMPANY, INC.)

Georgetown fatal accident list:
Jul 24, 1994 07:50 AM, 500, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 1990 03:30 AM, 165, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 73 meters (240ft)
Total average daily traffic: 3,487
Total average daily truck traffic: 825

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2

300 Ft. S Of Sr-123; 400 Ft. Sw Of The Int. Of Sr-123 & Us Rt. 165; 7.5 Mi Ssw O, Structure height: 95.4 m, Call Sign: KNKA813
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186
181 Ussery Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, Call Sign: KNKA813
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Edward G Roach, 181 Ussery Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
Registrant: Sba Towers Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Scott R Fansler, 125 Henry Jones Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 118.9 m
Registrant: Nextel Partners Operating Corp., 8 Airline Drive, Suite 105, Albany, NY 12205, Phone: (518) 857-6933, Email:
Julie L Kupperman, 125 Henry Jones Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Edward G Roach, 300' S Of Sr123; 400' Sw Of Int. Of Sr123 & Us165; 7.5 Miles Ssw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB5REC, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/03/1992, Expiration Date: 03/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2004
Registrant: John W James, Hc 71 Box 1575, Georgetown, LA 71432

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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