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Population in July 2008: 543. Population change since 2000: +1.9%

Males: 248	(45.8%)
Females: 295	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70582.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,230 (it was $33,958 in 2000)

Parks:	$44,230
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,912

Parks:	$21,912
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,181 (it was $63,100 in 2000)

Parks:	$101,181
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $123,035; Detached houses: $139,140; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,067; Mobile homes: $30,000

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Races in Parks:

White Non-Hispanic (51.2%)
Black (47.5%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Parks: 76.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (16.3%), French Canadian (12.8%), United States (8.1%), German (2.3%), Italian (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 0.79 square miles.

Population density: 690 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Parks

High school or higher: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parks village

Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 49.6%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 5.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.4%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Parks, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Parks to the number of sex offenders is 543 to 1.

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

Parks:	0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (11.9 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (44.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (215.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Breaux Bridge, LA (2.4 miles ), St. Martinville, LA (2.5 miles ), Henderson, LA (2.7 miles ), Cecilia, LA (2.9 miles ), Broussard, LA (3.1 miles ), Lafayette, LA (3.5 miles ), Loreauville, LA (3.5 miles ), Youngsville, LA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 30.22 N, Longitude: 91.83 W

Area code: 337

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Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+9.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (26%)
Apparel (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Mining (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Apparel (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Parks-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Parks village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1977, a category 3 tornado 8.4 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Parks-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from Parks center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Parks:

ST MARTIN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA)
COMMUNITY REHABILITATION OF LAFAYETTE (about 11 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
OASIS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF LAFAY (about 11 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)

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Airports and Other landing facilities located in Parks:

Ace Flying Airport (Runways: 1)
Gary Landing Strip Ultralight

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Amtrak stations near Parks:

12 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
15 miles: NEW IBERIA (WASHINGTON ST. & RAILROAD TRACKS). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parks:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 14 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 41 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 44 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 104 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.5%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	15.7%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

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Parks compared to Louisiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house 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 Parks (2009 data):

St. Martin Bank and Trust Company: Parks Branch at 1021 Bridge Street, branch established on 1969-01-20. Info updated 2007-12-05: Bank assets: $299.3 mil, Deposits: $254.2 mil, headquarters in St. Martinville, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Saint Martin Bancshares, Inc.

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

Religion statistics for Parks

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	96.8%	2.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Congregations	70.0%	10.0%	5.0%	5.0%	10.0%

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.

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
Financial Administration	3	$6,865	$27,460	1	$1,329
Other Government Administration	4	$18,159	$54,477	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$886
Water Supply	3	$6,962	$27,848	3	$1,736
Totals for Government	10	$31,986	$38,383	5	$3,951

7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,583 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
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:

from Lafayette Parish, LA	2.72% ($31,663 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.89% ($27,103)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.48% ($28,857)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
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	2.49% ($28,410 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.82% ($26,107)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.25% ($28,163)

Strongest AM radio stations in Parks:

KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KANE (1240 AM; 1 kW; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAFOURCHE, L.L.C.)
KNIR (1360 AM; 1 kW; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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)
WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parks:

KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
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)
KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO INC.)
KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Parks:

KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K54FT (Channel 54; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)

Parks fatal accident list:
Nov 13, 1999 11:00 AM, Sr-31, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 15, 1989 07:05 AM, La347, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $1,080,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 684
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,160

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6

Nancy A Ory, Sec 28 Rd 3.4 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 317 m, Overall height: 317 m
Registrant: Leventhal Senter & Lerman Pllc, 2000 K Street, Nw, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006-1809, Phone: (202) 429-8970, Email:
Steve Martz, 3.7km Ene Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 62.5 m
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Email:
Edward Blanchard, Parks, Louisiana, Type: Tower, Structure height: 316.2 m, Overall height: 317.2 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Email:
Mark S Williams, 5512 Main Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 37.8 m, Overall height: 41.4 m
Registrant: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Pllc, 1200 New Hampshire Ave., Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 776-2776
Jerri L Janjua, 1074 Main Highway, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Edward G Roach, 1005 Main St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2.4 Mi Ene, Structure height: 62 m, Call Sign: KEV841
Assigned Frequencies : 49.2200 MHz
Grant Date: 05/22/2001, Expiration Date: 05/30/2011
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Fax: (248) 205-4672, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

PARKS, Section 28 Rd, Overall height: 316.7 m, Call Sign: WMK758, Licensee ID: L00128090
Assigned Frequencies : 2165.20 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 04/08/2009, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Southeast License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications
KXKC Transmitter, Sec 28 Rd 3.4 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 317 m, Call Sign: WPOT237
Assigned Frequencies : 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/1999, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
Registrant: Citadel Broadcasting Company - Lafayette, 202 Galbert Road, Lafayette, LA 70506, Phone: (337) 232-1311, Fax: (337) 233-3779

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

3.5 Miles Ese Of, Overall height: 316.7 m, Call Sign: KNLR866
Assigned Frequencies : 152.630 MHz
Grant Date: 07/03/1997, Expiration Date: 07/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 10451 Twin Rivers Road, Suite 207, Columbia, MD 21044-2333, Phone: (301) 596-1000

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: KOLB/LITE SPEED AVIATION KOLB MARK 3 EXTRA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 20113 , Serial Number: M3X02-1-00030, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 08/26/2002
Registrant (Individual): Louis Gary, Po Box 2638, Parks, LA 70582
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/15/2000

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$98,210	2	$70,225	1	$13,380	1	$53,400
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$68,640	0	$0	0	$0	1	$26,530
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.00

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