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Notable locations in Morgan City: Morgan City Public Library (A), Morgan City City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Guarisco Evans Shopping Center (1), East Gate Shopping Center (2), Saint Mary Plaza Shopping Center (3), Inglewood Mall Shopping Center (4), Colonial Plaza Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Morgan City: Atkinson Memorial Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Morgan City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Morgan City include: Jimmy Magee Park (1), Lake End Park (2), Lawrence Park (3), M E Norman Park (4), Morgan City Historic District (5), Morgan City Stadium (6), Willie Evans Park (7), Benny Spinella Park (8), Young Memorial Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Morgan City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: International Petroleum Museum & Exposition (111 1st Street).
Hotels: Morgan City Motel (505 Brashear Avenue), Twin City Motel (7405 Highway 182 East), Best Western Morgan City Inn (1011 Brashear Avenue), Arcemont Nick J Jr (7405 Highway 182 East), Plantation Inn (815 Highway 90 East), Solar's Apartment LLC (7257 Highway 182 East), Days Inn Morgan City (7408 Highway 182 East).
Courts: Morgan City - City Court (7261 Highway 182 East), City Court Of Morgan City (6502 Highway 182 East), Morgan City - City Court Marshall (7261 Highway 182 East).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  20.7% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morgan City, LA
People in group quarters in Morgan City
- 85 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 71 people in nursing homes
- 45 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 2 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
Morgan City compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Morgan City (2009 data):
- M C Bank & Trust Company: Colonial Plaza Branch, Bayou Vista Branch, at 1201 Brashear Avenue. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $260.3 mil, Deposits: $215.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: M C Bancshares, Inc.
- Whitney National Bank: Bayou Vista Branch at 1274 Belleview Road, branch established on 1970-04-01; Brashear Branch at 1100 Brashear Avenue, branch established on 1933-12-01. Info updated 2008-12-22: Bank assets: $12,368.3 mil, Deposits: $9,267.1 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation
- Regions Bank: Morgan City Branch at 1200 Brashear Avenue, branch established on 1979-12-03. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- MidSouth Bank, National Association: Morgan City Branch at 1015 Brashear, branch established on 1997-04-21. Info updated 2008-03-31: Bank assets: $935.8 mil, Deposits: $768.2 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
- Patterson State Bank: Bay Branch at Greenwood Street And Victor Ii Boulevard, branch established on 1975-01-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $237.2 mil, Deposits: $206.6 mil, headquarters in Patterson, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Patterson Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Morgan City, Louisiana
- Holiday Inn, 520 Roderick St, Morgan City, LA 70380, Phone: (985) 385-2200, Fax: (985) 384-3810
- Days Inn Morgan City, 7408 Hwy 182 East, Morgan City, LA 70380, Phone: (985) 384-5750, Fax: (985) 385-0224
- Best Western Inn And Suites Of Morgan City, 1011 Brashear Ave, Morgan City, LA 70380, Phone: (985) 385-9175, Fax: (985) 385-9177
- Comfort Inn & Suites, 610 Dr M L King Blvd, Morgan City, LA 70380, Phone: (985) 300-0032, Fax: (985) 300-0037
- Laquinta Inn And Suites, 2018 Allison, Morgan City, LA 70380, Phone: (985) 300-0200, Fax: (985) 300-0201
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Morgan City, Louisiana
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Morgan City
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.68%
| Here | | 64.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 71.0% | 19.1% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 30.2% | 20.8% | 18.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Vineyard USA | Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 7.5% |
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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 |
16 | $39,748 | $29,811 | 1 | $1,200 |
| Other Government Administration |
11 | $34,918 | $38,092 | 6 | $3,800 |
| Judicial and Legal |
7 | $14,354 | $24,607 | 1 | $881 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
34 | $90,819 | $32,054 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
22 | $43,087 | $23,502 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
33 | $87,526 | $31,828 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,616 | $19,392 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
3 | $5,916 | $23,664 | 1 | $1,204 |
| Streets and Highways |
16 | $34,884 | $26,163 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
12 | $25,275 | $25,275 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $43,520 | $58,027 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
17 | $57,546 | $40,621 | 15 | $9,509 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $30,369 | $36,443 | 1 | $1,129 |
| Electric Power |
10 | $43,192 | $51,830 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
2 | $3,474 | $20,844 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $4,399 | $26,394 | 5 | $3,485 |
| Other and Unallocable |
9 | $19,144 | $25,525 | 1 | $1,204 |
| Totals for Government |
214 | $579,787 | $32,511 | 31 | $22,412 |
Morgan City government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $870,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $866,000
Sewerage: $738,000
Housing & Community Development: $554,000
Parks & Recreation: $549,000
All Other: $226,000
- Construction - Police Protection: $321,000
General Public Buildings: $59,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $10,339,000
Police Protection: $2,462,000
Gas Utilities: $1,700,000
Fire Protection: $1,542,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,524,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,443,000
Water Utilities: $1,012,000
General - Other: $920,000
Solid Waste Management: $842,000
Sewerage: $804,000
Central Staff Services: $763,000
Regular Highways: $700,000
Corrections - Other: $307,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $273,000
Financial Administration: $215,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $52,000
General Public Buildings: $34,000
Natural Resources - Other: $11,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $1,343,000
All Other: $151,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $733,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,215,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,845,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,630,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $740,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $283,000
Interest Earnings: $75,000
Rents: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $1,088,000
Housing & Community Development: $694,000
Water Utilities: $589,000
Regular Highways: $453,000
General - Other: $136,000
Fire Protection: $79,000
Libraries: $57,000
Parks & Recreation: $56,000
Police Protection: $52,000
Corrections - Other: $7,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,681,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $14,416,000
Gas Utilities: $2,686,000
Water Utilities: $1,786,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $705,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $688,000
Housing & Community Development: $384,000
General Support: $197,000
Highways: $91,000
- Tax - Property: $2,657,000
Total General Sales: $2,381,000
NEC: $689,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,770,000
6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.27% | | 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:
5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.82% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Morgan City:
- KMRC (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
- WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
- KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
Strongest FM radio stations in Morgan City:
- KBZE (105.9 FM; BERWICK, LA; Owner: HUBCAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQKI-FM (95.3 FM; BAYOU VISTA, LA; Owner: TECHE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
- KBZZ-FM (96.7 FM; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
- WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- KNXX (104.9 FM; DONALDSONVILLE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
- KFMV (105.5 FM; FRANKLIN, LA; Owner: FM RADIO, L.C.)
- KTLN (90.5 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: BD OF SV OF LSU & AGRIC. & MECH COLL)
- K215DW (90.9 FM; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Morgan City:
- KWBJ-LP (Channel 39; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: PRICE MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KJUN-CA (Channel 7; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
- WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
- WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
- K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTNO-LP (Channel 36; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Morgan City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 1,512 meters (4,961ft)
Total average daily traffic: 104,280
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,394
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1970-1979: 7
- 1980-1989: 8
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Morgan City, LA
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 50 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Morgan City)
Morgan City on our top lists:
- #20 (70380) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French (except Basque) first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #65 (70380) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Acadian/Cajun first ancestries"
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