Basile, Louisiana Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,660

Males: 753	(45.4%)
Females: 907	(54.6%)

Evangeline Parish

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70515 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,500 (it was $18,922 in 2000)

Basile	$21,500
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,200 (it was $34,500 in 2000)

Basile	$32,200
Louisiana:	$101,700

Basile, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

Races in Basile:

White Non-Hispanic (80.0%)
Black (17.8%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.3%), French Canadian (11.1%), French (10.3%), English (2.1%), German (2.1%), Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 46 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 1455 people per square mile

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Basile

For population 25 years and over in Basile

High school or higher: 54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basile town

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 9.1%

19 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Basile, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Basile to the number of sex offenders is 277 to 1.

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

Basile:	0.6% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (43.5 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (100.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (197.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Elton, LA (6.6 miles ), Eunice, LA (12.6 miles ), Iota, LA (13.1 miles ), Oberlin, LA (14.6 miles ), Mamou, LA (16.2 miles ), Kinder, LA (16.9 miles ), Jennings, LA (18.6 miles ), Chataignier, LA (20.2 miles ).

Latitude: 30.49 N, Longitude: 92.60 W

71 people in nursing homes

Area code: 337

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (17%)
Mining (17%)
Public administration (12%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Arts, entertainment, and recreation (23%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (11%)
Health care (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Crime in Basile by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	120.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	4	3	3	7	4
per 100,000	240.1	183.8	125.7	293.3	177.1
Burglaries	3	4	11	3	3
per 100,000	180.1	245.1	460.8	125.7	132.9
Thefts	12	5	6	12	11
per 100,000	720.3	306.4	251.4	502.7	487.2
Auto thefts	1	0	2	1	0
per 100,000	60.0	0.0	83.8	41.9	0.0
Arson	1	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	60.0	0.0	41.9	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5)	190.3	66.2	74.2	90.9	64.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.22
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Basile, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Basile-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.7 miles away from the Basile town center killed 2 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/9/1983, a category 3 tornado 19.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Basile:

JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; JENNINGS, LA)
SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MAMOU, LA)
ACADIA ST LANDRY PARISH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHURCH POINT, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Basile:

CHENNAULT INTL (about 42 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 50 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: LCH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Basile:

EUNICE (about 13 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)
JENNINGS (about 18 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
ALLEN PARISH (about 20 miles; OAKDALE, LA; ID: L42)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basile:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 44 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 93 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 98 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 98 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 110 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)

Public elementary/middle schools in Basile:

BASILE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 2835 SECOND STREET; Grades: 04 - 12)
W. W. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 1032 BELTON STREET; Grades: PK - 03)

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Tourist attraction: Libraries - Evangeline Parish- Basile Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3036 Stagg Avenue).

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

BAYOU DES CANNES WATER SYSTEM (Address: 3864 George Soileau Road, Population served: 2200, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-04-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-15-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-14-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-14-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-10-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

BASILE TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1800, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-23-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-01-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-03-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-17-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-17-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-07-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-15-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-11-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-18-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-13-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2002), St Public Notif received (DEC-09-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-26-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2000)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.3%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	31.9%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.4%

Basile compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Banks with branches in Basile (2007 data):

Basile State Bank: at 3031 Stagg Ave, branch established on 1956-07-02. Info updated 2006-12-15: Bank assets: $40.4 mil, Deposits: $36.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Basile Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration	3	$5,648	$22,592	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$2,878
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,227	$14,724	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	8	$17,375	$26,063	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$1,080
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$626
Gas Supply	1	$1,328	$15,936	0	$0
Police - Other	6	$8,280	$16,560	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$797
Totals for Government	19	$33,859	$21,385	11	$5,381

Basile government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $135,000
All Other: $18,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $396,000
Gas Utilities: $220,000

Financial Administration: $219,000

Regular Highways: $195,000

Water Utilities: $149,000

Sewerage: $87,000

General - Other: $52,000

Fire Protection: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $882,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $46,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $31,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $871,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $263,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $361,000
Water Utilities: $279,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $203,000
NEC: $68,000

Property: $57,000

Public Utilities: $52,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $502,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $40,000

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:

from St. Landry Parish, LA	1.03% ($21,558 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.47% ($23,979)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.41% ($32,452)

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:

to St. Landry Parish, LA	1.23% ($27,379 average AGI)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.66% ($26,791)
to Calcasieu Parish, LA	0.39% ($18,923)

Strongest AM radio stations in Basile:

KEUN (1490 AM; 1 kW; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJEF (1290 AM; 1 kW; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KLCL (1470 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basile:

KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K201FO (88.1 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBON (101.1 FM; MAMOU, LA; Owner: ROSE ANN MARX)
KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Basile:

KLAF-LP (Channel 62; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
KLTL-TV (Channel 18; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
K45DI (Channel 45; MERMENTAU, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KJEF-CA (Channel 13; JENNINGS, ETC., LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)

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