Oil City, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 1,194. Population change since 2000: -1.4%

Males: 544	(45.6%)
Females: 650	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	30.4 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71061.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $21,393 (it was $19,375 in 2000)

Oil City:	$21,393
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,091 (it was $32,300 in 2000)

Oil City:	$49,091
Louisiana:	$126,800

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Races in Oil City:

White Non-Hispanic (54.0%)
Black (44.1%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Oil City: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (9.6%), United States (9.3%), Subsaharan African (3.6%), German (2.7%), English (2.2%), French (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 204 feet

Land area: 1.79 square miles.

Population density: 666 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oil City

High school or higher: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
Unemployed: 12.2%
Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oil City town

Never married: 32.0%
Now married: 42.5%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 11.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Oil City, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oil City to the number of sex offenders is 171 to 1.

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

Oil City:	0.6% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shreveport, LA (22.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (163.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Mooringsport, LA (2.0 miles ), Belcher, LA (2.9 miles ), Uncertain, TX (3.0 miles) , Vivian, LA (3.0 miles ), Gilliam, LA (3.1 miles) , Hosston, LA (3.4 miles ), Blanchard, LA (3.4 miles ), Benton, LA (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 32.74 N, Longitude: 93.97 W

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -87 (-6.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (22%)
Construction (15%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Oil City-area historical tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 234% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the Oil City town center killed 7 people and injured 102 people and caused $8 million in damages.

On 12/3/1978, a category 4 tornado 20.9 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 Oil City:

NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; VIVIAN, LA)
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SHREVEPORT (about 16 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)

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Airports located in Oil City:

Thackers Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 600, Local Ops: 900)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oil City:

BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 34 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 79 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)

Public elementary/middle school in Oil City:

OIL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-6)

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

Tourist attraction: Louisiana State - Louisiana State Oil & Gas Museum (200 South Land Avenue).

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

CADDO WATERWORKS - OIL CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 3000, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-29-2005), Fed Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2005), Fed Formal NOV issued (MAR-29-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2005)

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-2001

Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2001. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-2001), St Public Notif received (NOV-16-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-09-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-16-1998)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-10-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-01-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-29-2005), Fed Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-31-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.8%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	35.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This town:	21.5%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oil City, LA

Oil City compared to Louisiana state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
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Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
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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 Oil City (2009 data):

First Guaranty Bank: Oil City Branch at 126 S. Highway 1, branch established on 1924-01-01. 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.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (27%)

Religon statistics for Oil City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	52.4%	13.1%	11.0%	4.9%	2.8%
Congregations	30.4%	15.9%	5.1%	5.6%	0.5%

Name	Episcopal Church	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.1%	1.6%	1.0%	8.5%
Congregations	2.3%	8.9%	3.3%	1.4%	26.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Other Government Administration	2	$3,864	$23,184	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,294	$25,764	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$6,531	$26,124	2	$1,840
Water Supply	2	$3,006	$18,036	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$180
Totals for Government	9	$17,695	$23,593	3	$2,020

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 Oil City:

KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KIOU (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUPS, INC.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oil City:

KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRUF (94.5 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.)
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.)
KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDKS-FM (102.1 FM; BLANCHARD, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMJJ-FM (99.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBED (102.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
KSYR (92.1 FM; BENTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KMHT-FM (103.9 FM; MARSHALL, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KLKL (95.7 FM; MINDEN, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Oil City:

KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
K67FD (Channel 67; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
KBXS-CA (Channel 50; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
KADO-LP (Channel 15; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
K42FE (Channel 42; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Oil City fatal accident list:
Sep 1, 2007 09:25 AM, Sr-1, Lat: 32.727608, Lon: -93.970200, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Mar 4, 2005 03:25 AM, Main Stree, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3
Nov 29, 2000 11:22 AM, Sr-1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 25, 1988 11:45 AM, Lahwy1, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Mar 9, 1984 03:01 AM, Mainst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 3
Aug 21, 1981 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 20, 1980 03:09 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA5KDW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01099563
Grant Date: 01/04/2006, Expiration Date: 01/04/2016
Registrant: Robert N Campbell, 122 Kathy St., Oil City, LA 71061
Call Sign: N5CCK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/08/1994, Expiration Date: 02/08/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/09/2006
Registrant: Teddy L Barton, 310 Cecelia Dr, Oil City, LA 71061
Call Sign: WB5MMH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2006
Registrant: Garland W Sanders, 540 Roberts St, Oil City, LA 71061
Call Sign: WB5OSD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00371980
Grant Date: 09/14/2002, Expiration Date: 09/15/2012, Certifier: Bobby L Brownlee
Registrant: Bobby L Brownlee, Oil City, LA 71061
Call Sign: KE5GYJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01102385
Grant Date: 01/04/2006, Expiration Date: 01/04/2016, Certifier: Dariusz J Eichler
Registrant: Dariusz J Eichler, Oil City, LA 71061

	C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$57,690	1	$11,360
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12
Hazardous Condition: 1

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