Reeves, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 212. Population change since 2000: +1.0%

Males: 105	(49.8%)
Females: 107	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70658.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,236 (it was $19,375 in 2000)

Reeves:	$25,236
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,105 (it was $30,000 in 2000)

Reeves:	$48,105
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $58,859; Detached houses: $69,749; Mobile homes: $16,964

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Races in Reeves:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Black (1.0%)
Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Reeves: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (25.8%), French Canadian (16.7%), German (12.4%), Scotch-Irish (8.6%), Irish (7.7%), English (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 45 feet

Land area: 2.40 square miles.

Population density: 88 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Reeves

High school or higher: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Reeves village

Never married: 20.1%
Now married: 38.8%
Separated: 7.9%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 23.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Reeves:	0.7% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lake Charles, LA (23.9 miles , pop. 71,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (131.1 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (168.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Kinder, LA (13.9 miles ), Fenton, LA (14.0 miles ), Moss Bluff, LA (18.2 miles ), Iowa, LA (19.7 miles ), Oberlin, LA (20.6 miles ), Westlake, LA (23.8 miles ), Lake Charles, LA (23.9 miles ), Elton, LA (24.2 miles ).

Latitude: 30.52 N, Longitude: 93.05 W

Area code: 337

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Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+11.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Mining (18%)
Construction (16%)
Furniture and related products (8%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Chemicals (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Health care (20%)
U. S. Postal service (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Utilities (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)

Most common occupations for males

Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Woodworkers (8%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (24%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (20%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Food processing workers (8%)

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Reeves-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Reeves village center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.0 miles away from the village center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Reeves:

ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; KINDER, LA)
DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DEQUINCY, LA)
BEAUREGARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DERIDDER, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reeves:

CHENNAULT INTL (about 23 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 31 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: LCH)
POLK AAF (about 37 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Reeves:

WELSH (about 26 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
BEAUREGARD PARISH (about 29 miles; DE RIDDER, LA; ID: DRI)
DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 30 miles; DE QUINCY, LA; ID: 5R8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reeves:

MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 73 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 82 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 85 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 128 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 129 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 129 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)

Public high school in Reeves:

REEVES HIGH SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-12)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.7%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	30.3%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This village:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Reeves, LA

Reeves compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Reeves mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) No fuel used (3%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$300
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$350
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$500
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$900
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$2,050

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
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 Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.34% ($55,806 average AGI)
from Rapides Parish, LA	0.79% ($29,745)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.55% ($25,342)

6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
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 Calcasieu Parish, LA	1.69% ($27,436 average AGI)
to Rapides Parish, LA	0.62% ($30,605)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.32% ($38,318)

Strongest AM radio stations in Reeves:

KLCL (1470 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KXZZ (1580 AM; 1 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KAOK (1400 AM; 1 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCAST SERVICES,LLC.)
KDLA (1010 AM; 1 kW; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Reeves:

KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KYLC (90.3 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KBAN (91.1 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KQLK (97.9 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC)
KYKZ (96.1 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBIU (103.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KHLA (92.9 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVEE (107.5 FM; LAKE ARTHUR, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOJO (91.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KKGB (101.3 FM; SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Reeves:

KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
KLTL-TV (Channel 18; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KVHP (Channel 29; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAM-LP (Channel 58; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K51EC (Channel 51; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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