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Krotz Springs, Louisiana

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Population (year 2000): 1,219. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,266 (+3.9% change)
 

Males: 595  (48.8%)
Females: 624  (51.2%)

St. Landry Parish

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70750.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,400 (it was $26,823 in 2000)
Krotz Springs  $26,400
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,900 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
Krotz Springs  $96,900
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Krotz Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.9%), French (21.4%), French Canadian (10.0%), Irish (8.9%), German (5.2%), Italian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 26 feet

Land area: 1.73 square miles.

Population density: 714 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Krotz Springs

  • High school or higher: 56.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Krotz Springs town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 56.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Krotz Springs, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Krotz Springs to the number of sex offenders is 309 to 1.

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

Krotz Springs:  0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (29.3 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (42.6 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (255.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Fordoche, LA (10.7 miles ), Melville, LA (10.8 miles ), Port Barre, LA (14.0 miles ), Livonia, LA (14.2 miles ), Cecilia, LA (15.3 miles ), Arnaudville, LA (15.4 miles ), Henderson, LA (15.6 miles ), Palmetto, LA (16.2 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $98,400
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $98,400
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 30.54 N, Longitude: 91.75 W


Area code: 337

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Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-4.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (28%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (11%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Krotz Springs-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/9/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Krotz Springs town center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1977, a category 3 tornado 18.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Krotz Springs:
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (about 18 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
  • OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
  • ST MARTIN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Krotz Springs:
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 29 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 36 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 44 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Krotz Springs:
  • PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 11 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID: 7L9)
  • BORDELON AIRPARK (about 19 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; ID: L28)
  • ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 23 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Krotz Springs:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 32 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 41 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Krotz Springs and their reported violations in the past:

KROTZ SPRINGS TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2082, Groundwater):
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)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2004)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.2%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  22.5%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.4%
Whole state:  9.4%

Krotz Springs compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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 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 Krotz Springs (2007 data):
  • American Bank & Trust Company: Krotz Springs Branch at Eighth And Florida Streets, branch established on 1964-08-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $112.6 mil, Deposits: $99.0 mil, headquarters in Opelousas, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: American Bancorp, Inc.



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6.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.76%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($142 average AGI)
St. Landry Parish:  0.05%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lafayette Parish, LA  1.49% ($36,342 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.87% ($23,739)
from Evangeline Parish, LA  0.46% ($27,379)


5.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,242 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
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 Lafayette Parish, LA  1.51% ($28,671 average AGI)
to Evangeline Parish, LA  0.39% ($21,558)
to Acadia Parish, LA  0.36% ($27,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Krotz Springs:
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXOK (1460 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPFC (1550 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: VICTORY & POWER MINISTRIES,INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Krotz Springs:
  • KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
  • KNEK-FM (104.7 FM; WASHINGTON, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Krotz Springs:
  • KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
  • KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
  • K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
  • K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)

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