Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This village: |  14.1% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This village: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Turkey Creek, LA
Turkey Creek compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (39%)
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Religion statistics for Turkey Creek
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.36%
| Here | | 73.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 78.2% | 18.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
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| Congregations | 33.3% | 35.9% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 17.9% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $2,400 | $14,400 | 4 | $2,200 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,500 | $18,000 | 2 | $1,200 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,110 | $20,440 | 1 | $1,550 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $9,010 | $18,020 | 9 | $5,650 |
Turkey Creek government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $27,000
Sewerage: $17,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $61,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $234,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Financial Administration: $20,000
Sewerage: $14,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $395,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $330,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $65,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $62,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $297,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $31,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $37,000
Property: $19,000
NEC: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000
5.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,531 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.66% | | 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:
5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,877 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | 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 Turkey Creek:
- KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
- KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
- KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTTP (1110 AM; daytime; 2 kW; PINEVILLE, LA; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK LLC)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Turkey Creek:
- KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KEZP (104.3 FM; BUNKIE, LA; Owner: OWENSVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
- KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
- KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
- KVPI-FM (92.5 FM; VILLE PLATTE, LA; Owner: VILLE PLATTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
- KEDG (106.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KBON (101.1 FM; MAMOU, LA; Owner: ROSE ANN MARX)
TV broadcast stations around Turkey Creek:
- KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
- KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
- K02PO (Channel 2; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
- K67GL (Channel 67; BUNKIE, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT B/CING. OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
- K21EL (Channel 21; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K43EI (Channel 43; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57GK (Channel 57; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- K16DK (Channel 16; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K23DZ (Channel 23; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K38EG (Channel 38; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K55GT (Channel 55; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K53FA (Channel 53; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: ESTATE OF VIOLA WEBER)
- K47DW (Channel 47; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT B/CING. OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- K64FT (Channel 64; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Turkey Creek fatal accident list:
Nov 7, 2004 11:43 AM, Us-167, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 11, 2002 03:38 AM, Lake Cove Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 2001 01:17 AM, Us-167, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 8, 1992 03:43 AM, 13, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 13, 1988 11:45 AM, La13, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 16, 1979 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 504
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,700
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 0.6 Miles East Of The Intersection Of Us-167 & Sr-13; 0.6 Miles East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN804
Assigned Frequencies : 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Edward G Roach, 0.6 Miles East Of The Intersection Of Us-167 & Sr-13; 0.6 Miles East Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, , Licensee ID: L00000538
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Keith R Libbert, 10 Km N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 62 m, , Licensee ID: L00009985
Registrant: Texas Gas Transmission, LLC, 3800 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, Phone: (270) 688-6382, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- TURKEY CREEK, 4.5 Mi E Of, Overall height: 131.1 m, Call Sign: WMJ845
Assigned Frequencies : 3730.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3970.00 MHz, 3730.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3970.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Certifier: James J. R. Talbot
Registrant: At&t Services Inc., 1400 I Street, Nw, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 326-8891, Fax: (832) 213-0300, Email:
- STATION, 7 Mi N Of, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KLB21
Assigned Frequencies : 1915.00 MHz, 1925.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/1995, Expiration Date: 01/07/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/22/1997
Registrant: Phone: (520) 926-8686
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KC5JST, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00887389
Grant Date: 07/02/2004, Expiration Date: 09/15/2014, Certifier: Larry G Deville
Registrant: Larry G Deville, Turkey Creek, LA 70585
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Turkey Creek on our top lists:
- #22 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
- #66 (70585) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries"
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