Evangeline Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.3%
(5.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.5 people | | Louisiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 72.2% | | Whole state: | 69.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (39%)
Religion statistics for Turkey Creek (based on Evangeline Parish data)
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 |
| Adherents | 78.2% | 18.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 25 | Evangeline Parish: | 6.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Evangeline Parish: | 3.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | This county: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Evangeline Parish: | 11.1% | | Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Evangeline Parish: | 30.2% | | State: | 29.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | $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 ($61.22)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($38.55)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $61,000 ($138.32)
Parks & Recreation: $27,000 ($61.22)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $234,000 ($530.61)
Police Protection: $25,000 ($56.69)
Financial Administration: $20,000 ($45.35)
Sewerage: $14,000 ($31.75)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($11.34)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $395,000 ($895.69)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $330,000 ($748.30)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $65,000 ($147.39)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000 ($58.96)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $62,000 ($140.59)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $297,000 ($673.47)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $31,000 ($70.29)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000 ($36.28)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $37,000 ($83.90)
Property: $19,000 ($43.08)
NEC: $7,000 ($15.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000 ($301.59)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000 ($54.42)
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 06:43 AM, Us-167, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 11, 2002 05:38 PM, Lake Cove Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 2001 11:17 AM, Us-167, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 8, 1992 06:43 AM, 13, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 13, 1988 04:45 PM, La13, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 16, 1979 08:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 441
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 2,400
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Turkey Creek)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - TURKEY CREEK, 4.5 Mi E Of (Lat: 30.877389 Lon: -92.336500), Overall height: 131.1 m, Call Sign: WMJ845
Assigned Frequencies: 3730.00 MHz, 3730.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 3810.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3890.00 MHz, 3970.00 MHz, 3970.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/02/2010, Expiration Date: 02/01/2020, Certifier: James J. R. Talbot
Registrant: At&t Communications Of The South Central States, LLC, 2315 Salem Road, First Floor, H9, Conyers, GA 30013, Phone: (770) 602-2065, Fax: (770) 929-4454, Email:
- STATION, 7 Mi N Of (Lat: 30.977667 Lon: -92.405667), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KLB21
Assigned Frequencies: 1925.00 MHz, 1915.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/1995, Expiration Date: 01/07/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/22/1997
Registrant: Phone: (520) 926-8686
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KC5JST, 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:
| Most common first names in Turkey Creek, LA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 6 | 80.7 years |
| John | 4 | 61.7 years |
| James | 3 | 67.3 years |
| Jessie | 3 | 70.3 years |
| Mary | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Ada | 2 | 78.0 years |
| Douglas | 2 | 70.1 years |
| Allen | 2 | 64.9 years |
| Betty | 2 | 69.5 years |
| Julia | 2 | 90.0 years |
| Most common last names in Turkey Creek, LA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 21 | 75.6 years |
| King | 15 | 65.5 years |
| Deville | 9 | 78.2 years |
| Fontenot | 8 | 81.0 years |
| Messer | 7 | 69.6 years |
| Cloud | 7 | 73.7 years |
| Carraway | 5 | 78.0 years |
| Clark | 5 | 85.0 years |
| Bennett | 4 | 79.5 years |
| Russell | 4 | 65.3 years |
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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