Drinking water stations with addresses in Kentwood and their reported violations in the past:
KENTWOOD, TOWN OF (Address: 308 Avenue G, Population served: 2205, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-05-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-1997), St Public Notif received (OCT-27-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 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 OCT-12-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2000)
SKINNYS RESTAURANT (Address: 171 Cheramie Lane, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (SEP-08-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-11-1998)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  37.6% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 18.6% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kentwood, LA
Kentwood compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Kentwood (2009 data):
- Bank of Greensburg: Kentwood Branch at 723 Ave G, branch established on 1999-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $95.8 mil, Deposits: $82.7 mil, headquarters in Greensburg, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Greensburg Bancshares, Inc.
- First Guaranty Bank: Kentwood Branch at 301 Avenue F, branch established on 1941-11-15. Info updated 2007-11-21: Bank assets: $870.8 mil, Deposits: $780.5 mil, headquarters in Hammond, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
- First Bank and Trust: Kentwood Branch at 614 Third Street, branch established on 1986-12-08. Info updated 2009-02-17: Bank assets: $903.6 mil, Deposits: $704.3 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: First Trust Corporation
- Central Progressive Bank: Kentwood Branch at Avenue G And North Ninth Street, branch established on 1976-03-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $437.4 mil, Deposits: $365.1 mil, headquarters in Lacombe, LA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Blossman Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Religion statistics for Kentwood
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 47.8% | 31.1% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 42.5% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 3.3% | 2.5% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Churches of Christ | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | American Baptist Association | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 2.5% | 8.3% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 20.8% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $5,205 | $62,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $15,733 | $47,199 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $443 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $40,886 | $54,515 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $3,914 | $46,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
3 | $9,498 | $37,992 | 3 | $2,451 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,439 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,012 | $30,072 | 1 | $1,366 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,113 | $37,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $3,777 | $45,324 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $10,926 | $43,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $16,293 | $65,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
28 | $114,357 | $49,010 | 6 | $5,699 |
Kentwood government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $254,000
Solid Waste Management: $104,000
All Other: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $337,000
Financial Administration: $288,000
Solid Waste Management: $223,000
Water Utilities: $223,000
Fire Protection: $184,000
Regular Highways: $164,000
Gas Utilities: $160,000
Housing & Community Development: $146,000
Sewerage: $87,000
General - Other: $13,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Health Services - Other: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $149,000
All Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $43,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $232,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $839,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $829,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $83,000
General Revenue, NEC: $72,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $661,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Financial Administration: $16,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,780,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $330,000
Gas Utilities: $317,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $657,000
General Support: $9,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $529,000
NEC: $119,000
Property: $59,000
Public Utilities: $41,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $598,000
11.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,432 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.62% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($105 average AGI)| Tangipahoa Parish: | 0.14% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.77% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)| Tangipahoa Parish: | 0.04% | | Louisiana average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Kentwood:
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- 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.)
- WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WAKK (1140 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kentwood:
- WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTGG (96.5 FM; AMITE, LA; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUUU (98.9 FM; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WAQL (90.5 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
- WHMD (107.1 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Kentwood:
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W36AC (Channel 36; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WSTY-LP (Channel 23; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: AMERICAN TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Kentwood, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 14
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 112
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 32
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 295
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Kentwood fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 71 meters (233ft)
Total costs: $3,961,000
Total average daily traffic: 113,660
Total average daily truck traffic: 26,654
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 12
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Kentwood, LA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Kentwood)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2- 18093 W Lewiston Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 153 m, Overall height: 158 m, Call Sign: WPPY237
Assigned Frequencies : 929.637 MHz
Grant Date: 03/09/2000, Expiration Date: 03/09/2010, Cancelation Date: 11/15/2004, Certifier: Kenneth Goldstein
Registrant: Alston & Bird LLP, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, North Building, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 756-3376, Fax: (202) 756-3333, Email:
- La 38 W Of 1054, Structure height: 155 m, Call Sign: WNWN700, Licensee ID: L00005009
Assigned Frequencies : 851.862 MHz
Grant Date: 04/24/2001, Expiration Date: 06/13/2011
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1 Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Hwy I55 2 Mi N Of, Call Sign: KZF973, Licensee ID: L00009917
Assigned Frequencies : 47.2800 MHz, 47.3000 MHz, 47.3200 MHz, 47.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2001, Expiration Date: 10/24/2011, Cancelation Date: 12/16/2002
Registrant: State Of Louisiana, Broadview Station, Baton Rouge, LA 70895, Phone: (504) 925-5719 - On Hwy I55 1.4 Mi N, Call Sign: KZV343, Licensee ID: L00009917
Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 10/02/2000, Expiration Date: 12/07/2005, Cancelation Date: 09/26/2002
Registrant: State Of Louisiana, 7686 Tom Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, Phone: (504) 925-5719 - 5km South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 36 m, Call Sign: KIZ287
Assigned Frequencies : 154.665 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 155.460 MHz, 155.490 MHz, 155.520 MHz
Grant Date: 09/28/2004, Expiration Date: 10/06/2014, Certifier: Lawrence B Moore
Registrant: State Of M.D.O.T. Radio Shop 96-60 Mississippi, 2552 N. Mill St., Jackson, MS 39215-1850, Phone: (601) 359-1513, Fax: (601) 359-5388, Email:
- 1/2 Mi S Of Intersection Of La Hwy 38 & Cty Rd 1050, Call Sign: KJN890, Licensee ID: L00013390
Assigned Frequencies : 160.920 MHz, 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/15/2004
Registrant: Illinois Central Railroad Company, 17641 S Ashland Ave, Homewood, IL 60430, Phone: (708) 206-3500 - Kentwood, Call Sign: WQBI649, Licensee ID: L00013390
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz, 160.920 MHz
Grant Date: 10/15/2004, Expiration Date: 10/15/2014, Certifier: Michael O'connell
Registrant: Illinois Centrail Railroad Company, 17641 S Ashland, Homewood, IL 60430, Phone: (708) 332-6739, Fax: (708) 332-6800, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6- STATION, 6800 Feet N Of La Hwy 38 And Paris Rd 41, Overall height: 155.4 m, Call Sign: WNTI934
Assigned Frequencies : 954.800 MHz
Grant Date: 03/28/1991, Expiration Date: 03/28/1996
Registrant: Phone: (504) 835-7722 - STATION, Approx 0.3 Mi E From Int Of La Hwy 51 And La Hwy 38, Overall height: 95.1 m, Call Sign: WNTK514
Assigned Frequencies : 2185.60 MHz
Grant Date: 07/19/2001, Expiration Date: 09/10/2011, Cancelation Date: 06/30/2008
Registrant: Phone: (501) 377-5609 - .5 Mi S If Int Of Sr38 And Cr1050, Overall height: 98.1 m, Call Sign: WNTW615
Assigned Frequencies : 952.318 MHz, 928.318 MHz
Grant Date: 10/22/1999, Expiration Date: 11/15/2009
Registrant: Phone: (708) 206-6605 - Kentwood, 101 Service Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 134.1 m, Overall height: 138.7 m, Call Sign: WPQL493
Assigned Frequencies : 6650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/15/2000, Expiration Date: 05/15/2010, Certifier: Vincent R Clawson
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- STATION, 1/2 Mile S Of Intersection Of La Hwy 38 & C R 1050, Overall height: 98.1 m, Call Sign: KYH92
Assigned Frequencies : 6785.00 MHz, 6865.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/23/2000, Expiration Date: 08/09/2010
Registrant: Phone: (708) 206-6605 - Greensburg, 1406 Sheridan Church Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 62.5 m, Call Sign: WIA477
Assigned Frequencies : 6815.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/18/1999, Expiration Date: 10/04/2009, Certifier: Alan D Williams
Registrant: La Generating, LLC, 112 Telly Street, New Roads, LA 70760, Phone: (225) 618-4408, Fax: (225) 618-4330, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Kentwood)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Kentwood)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Kentwood, LA
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