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

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Population (year 2000): 4,418. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,334 (-1.9% change)
 
Males: 2,139   (48.4%)
Females: 2,279   (51.6%)

St. Mary Parish

Median resident age:   34.3 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Zip codes: 70342 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,600 (it was $33,208 in 2000)
Berwick   $37,600
Louisiana:   $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,100 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
Berwick   $79,100
Louisiana:   $101,700

Berwick, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Berwick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Black (8.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.5%)


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Ancestries: French (34.9%), German (10.9%), Italian (7.7%), Irish (5.7%), United States (4.8%), English (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 5.96 square miles.

Population density: 716 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Berwick

For population 25 years and over in Berwick

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berwick town

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

38 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.9%
Louisiana:   2.6%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Berwick, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Berwick to the number of sex offenders is 534 to 1.

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

Berwick:   0.2% ($199)
Louisiana:   0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (52.9 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (285.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Morgan City, LA (2.1 miles ), Bayou Vista, LA (2.9 miles ), Patterson, LA (5.5 miles ), Amelia, LA (8.7 miles ), Pierre Part, LA (18.2 miles ), Supreme, LA (20.0 miles ), Franklin, LA (20.4 miles ), Labadieville, LA (20.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $142,800
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $141,300
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $221,200
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $211,100
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $209,800
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $158,400
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $155,800
  • 2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $155,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 29.70 N, Longitude: 91.23 W


5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code commonly used in this area: 985

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Berwick, Louisiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-0.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Mining (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Data processing and other information services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



 

Crime in Berwick by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 2 2 0
    per 100,000 45.3 45.1 0.0
Assaults 19 16 5
    per 100,000 430.4 361.1 114.7
Burglaries 36 43 32
    per 100,000 815.6 970.4 733.8
Thefts 59 61 43
    per 100,000 1336.7 1376.7 986.0
Auto thefts 12 7 2
    per 100,000 271.9 158.0 45.9
Arson 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 122.6) 232.0 221.4 117.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.58
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Berwick, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Berwick-area historical tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Berwick town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/25/1969, a category 3 tornado 31.0 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Berwick:
  • TECHE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; MORGAN CITY, LA)
  • ASSUMPTION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NAPOLEONVILLE, LA)
  • FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berwick:
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 57 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berwick:
  • HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 8 miles; PATTERSON, LA; ID: PTN)
  • THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 29 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; ID: L83)
  • LE MAIRE MEML (about 32 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID: 2R1)

Local government website: www.townofberwick.org/home.htm
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berwick:
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 49 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 57 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 66 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 79 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Public high school in Berwick:
  • BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 466; Location: 700 PATTI DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Berwick:
  • BERWICK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 442; Location: 3955 HIGHWAY 182; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BERWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 436; Location: 400 TEXAS STREET; Grades: KG - 05)

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Notable locations in Berwick: Berwick Waterworks (A) , Saint Mary Country Club (B) , Berwick Branch Saint Mary Parish Library (C) , Berwick City Hall (D) .

Cemetery: Bradley Cemetery (1) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Bayou Black (A) .

Park in Berwick: Pharr Park (1) .

Post office: Berwick Post Office (A) .

 

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

BERWICK BAYOU VISTA WW COMMISSION (Population served: 8876, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Chlorite
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between SEP-15-1998 and OCT-14-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-25-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-25-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-01-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from MAR-01-1999 to MAR-11-1999), St Site Visit (enforcement) (3 times from APR-30-1999 to SEP-14-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (OCT-25-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between SEP-15-1997 and OCT-14-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-22-1997), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-01-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-11-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between MAY-15-1998 and JUN-14-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-09-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-1998), St Public Notif received (JUL-06-1998), Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-01-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-11-1999)

Average household size:
This town:   2.7 people
Louisiana:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   72.1%
Whole state:   69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.4%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   14.8%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.1%
Whole state:   9.4%

Berwick compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Berwick (2007 data):
  • Patterson State Bank: Berwick Branch at 4791 Highway 182, branch established on 1998-02-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.8 mil, Deposits: $169.5 mil, headquarters in Patterson, LA, positive income, 5 total offices
  • Whitney National Bank: Berwick Branch at 300 Canton Street, branch established on 1962-08-06. Info updated 2006-09-12: Bank assets: $10,169.6 mil, Deposits: $8,437.6 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation



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
Firefighters 1 $2,500 $30,000 0 $0



6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.27%
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 Orleans Parish, LA  1.00% ($26,766 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA  0.54% ($23,414)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.43% ($32,684)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.82%
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  0.87% ($30,438 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA  0.77% ($28,702)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA  0.47% ($40,690)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berwick:
  • KMRC (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: SPOTLIGHT BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berwick:
  • KBZE (105.9 FM; BERWICK, LA; Owner: HUBCAST BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KQKI-FM (95.3 FM; BAYOU VISTA, LA; Owner: TECHE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • KBZZ-FM (96.7 FM; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KFMV (105.5 FM; FRANKLIN, LA; Owner: FM RADIO, L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Berwick:
  • KWBJ-LP (Channel 39; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: PRICE MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KJUN-CA (Channel 7; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTNO-LP (Channel 36; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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