Greenwood, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 2,706. Population change since 2000: +7.9%

Males: 1,326	(49.0%)
Females: 1,380	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71033.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,600 (it was $40,408 in 2000)

Greenwood	$44,600
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $166,700 (it was $116,700 in 2000)

Greenwood	$166,700
Louisiana:	$126,800

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Races in Greenwood:

White Non-Hispanic (75.8%)
Black (20.6%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Greenwood: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.7%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.7%), French (6.7%), German (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 7.79 square miles.

Population density: 347 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Greenwood

High school or higher: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenwood town

Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 10.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.1%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Greenwood, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Greenwood to the number of sex offenders is 541 to 1.

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

Greenwood:	0.3% ($388)
Louisiana:	0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shreveport, LA (13.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (195.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Waskom, TX (7.5 miles ), Blanchard, LA (11.7 miles ), Shreveport, LA (13.4 miles ), Stonewall, LA (15.1 miles ), Mooringsport, LA (17.4 miles ), Keachi, LA (18.0 miles ), De Berry-Deadwood, TX (18.9 miles ), Bossier City, LA (19.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $106,800
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $106,800
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $96,600
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $128,700
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $102,500
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $102,500
2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $55,800
2003: 50 buildings, average cost: $74,800
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $188,000
2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $146,200
2006: 33 buildings, average cost: $203,400
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.44 N, Longitude: 93.96 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: +95 (+4.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Construction (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Mining (6%)
Health care (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Greenwood, Louisiana average temperatures

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Greenwood-area historical tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Greenwood town center killed 7 people and injured 102 people and caused $8 million in damages.

On 12/3/1978, a category 4 tornado 15.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 266 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Greenwood:

WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM (about 16 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SHREVEPORT (about 16 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Greenwood, LA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greenwood:

SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 11 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)
BARKSDALE AFB (about 23 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)
EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 52 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Greenwood:

BLUEBIRD HILL (about 15 miles; KEITHVILLE, LA; ID: 5F5)
SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (about 18 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: DTN)
THACKERS (about 24 miles; OIL CITY, LA; ID: 5F8)

Amtrak station near Greenwood:

17 miles: SHREVEPORT (102 LAKE ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenwood:

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 24 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 58 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 78 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)

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Notable location: Greenwood Industrial Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Greenwood include: Greenwood United Methodist Church (A), First United Pentecostal Church of Greenwood (B), First Baptist Church of Greenwood (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Greenwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: The Dunn House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 9371 Greenwood Road).

Hotels: Country Inn (8489 Greenwood Road), Mid Continent Inn (8580 Greenwood Road).

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

GREENWOOD, TOWN OF (Population served: 5116, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - 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 Public Notif received (APR-27-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-13-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-13-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-27-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2004)

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:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.8%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	13.3%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Greenwood compared to Louisiana state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Greenwood (2007 data):

The Peoples State Bank: Liberty Branch at West 70th Street At Interstate 20, branch established on 1980-06-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $369.8 mil, Deposits: $307.8 mil, headquarters in Many, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Psb Financial Corporation

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Greenwood mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage	2	$5,511	$33,066	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$8,504	$25,512	1	$682
Police Protection - Officers	6	$12,706	$25,412	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$9,091	$27,273	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$3,108	$18,648	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$38,920	$25,947	1	$682

Greenwood government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $284,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $488,000
General: $164,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $452,000
Financial Administration: $443,000

Police Protection: $348,000

Sewerage: $178,000
General - Interest on Debt: $82,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,891,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,732,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $482,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,860,000
Other, NEC: $1,198,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $52,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $468,000
Interest Earnings: $98,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $58,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,768,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $604,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $258,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $158,000
Tax - NEC: $584,000
Total General Sales: $194,000

Property: $138,000

Public Utilities: $48,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $411,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $195,000

6.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($364 average AGI)
Caddo Parish: 0.10%
Louisiana average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Bossier Parish, LA	1.90% ($29,307 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.62% ($28,592)
from De Soto Parish, LA	0.34% ($30,055)

6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,348 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.27%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($475 average AGI)
Caddo Parish: 0.12%
Louisiana average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Bossier Parish, LA	1.91% ($36,440 average AGI)
to De Soto Parish, LA	0.32% ($36,271)
to Dallas County, TX	0.23% ($23,604)

Strongest AM radio stations in Greenwood:

KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
KRMD (1340 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KIOU (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUPS, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KGAS (1590 AM; 3 kW; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: JERRY T. HANSZEN)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greenwood:

KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
KDKS-FM (102.1 FM; BLANCHARD, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KBED (102.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KMJJ-FM (99.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KJVC (92.7 FM; MANSFIELD, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KMHT-FM (103.9 FM; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KSYR (92.1 FM; BENTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KSCL (91.3 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)

TV broadcast stations around Greenwood:

KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
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.)
K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
K42FE (Channel 42; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KADO-LP (Channel 15; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
K67FD (Channel 67; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
KBXS-CA (Channel 50; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

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