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Population (year 2000): 1,190. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,198 (+0.7% change)
 
Males: 518   (43.5%)
Females: 672   (56.5%)

Rapides Parish

Median resident age:   28.6 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Zip codes: 71409 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,300 (it was $17,727 in 2000)
Boyce   $20,300
Louisiana:   $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,800 (it was $38,100 in 2000)
Boyce   $43,800
Louisiana:   $101,700

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Races in Boyce:

  • Black (74.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)


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Ancestries: United States (8.6%), German (2.4%), French (2.0%), Irish (1.8%), English (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 84 feet

Land area: 0.53 square miles.

Population density: 2224 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Boyce

For population 25 years and over in Boyce

  • High school or higher: 58.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boyce town

  • Never married: 37.9%
  • Now married: 37.8%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.3%
Louisiana:   2.6%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Boyce, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Boyce to the number of sex offenders is 148 to 1.

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

Boyce:   0.5% ($199)
Louisiana:   0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (87.2 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (106.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (217.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Colfax, LA (9.6 miles ), Alexandria, LA (15.9 miles ), Dry Prong, LA (16.4 miles ), Pineville, LA (18.0 miles ), Ball, LA (18.5 miles ), Woodworth, LA (20.0 miles ), Pollock, LA (20.4 miles ), Montgomery, LA (24.4 miles ).

Latitude: 31.39 N, Longitude: 92.67 W


Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -180 (-13.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Private households (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Average climate in Boyce, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Boyce-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Boyce town center killed 3 people and injured 16 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1971, a category 3 tornado 9.2 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Clifton Lee - College basketball player (Northwestern St. Demons).


Hospitals/medical centers near Boyce:
  • CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)
  • DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF ALEXANDRIA (about 16 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF ALEXDRIA (about 16 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boyce:
  • ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 11 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID: AEX)
  • POLK AAF (about 43 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
  • CHENNAULT INTL (about 88 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boyce:
  • COLFAX (about 8 miles; COLFAX, LA; ID: L40)
  • POLLOCK MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; POLLOCK, LA; ID: L66)
  • PINEVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; PINEVILLE, LA; ID: 2L0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boyce:
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 38 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 89 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 94 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 94 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
Public elementary/middle school in Boyce:
  • NORTHWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 751; Location: 8830 HIGHWAY 1 NORTH; Grades: PK - 12)

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Church in Boyce: Good Hope Church (A) .

 

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

BOYCE TOWN OF (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2000)
VALENTINE LAKE SOUTH RECREATION AREA (Address: 9912 HWY 28 WEST, Population served: 685, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Boyce that have no violations reported:
  • GARDNER COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 3819, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VALENTINE LAKE NORTH RECREATION AREA (Population served: 85, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • US FORESTRY FULLERTON RECREATION AREA (Population served: 71, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:   2.8 people
Louisiana:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   72.8%
Whole state:   69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.6%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   40.7%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   11.5%
Whole state:   9.4%

Boyce compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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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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
Electric Power 2 $6,632 $39,792 0 $0
Streets and Highways 3 $6,120 $24,480 0 $0
Police - Other 3 $6,920 $27,680 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $2,790 $33,480 1 $1,758
Parks and Recreation 1 $1,600 $19,200 1 $372
Gas Supply 2 $6,130 $36,780 0 $0
Water Supply 0 $0   1 $1,622
Other Government Administration 3 $9,300 $37,200 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 4 $12,780 $38,340 0 $0
Totals for Government 19 $52,272 $33,014 3 $3,752


Boyce government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $103,000
    Solid Waste Management: $73,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $271,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $585,000
    Gas Utilities: $227,000
    Water Utilities: $146,000
    Police Protection: $145,000
    Sewerage: $122,000
    Financial Administration: $87,000
    Solid Waste Management: $73,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $403,000
    Electric Utilities: $315,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $398,000
    Electric Utilities: $285,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $30,000
    Other, NEC: $30,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
    Interest Earnings: $12,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $18,000
    Electric Utilities: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    Solid Waste Management: $10,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Gas Utilities: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $585,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $602,000
    Gas Utilities: $209,000
    Water Utilities: $121,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $96,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $237,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $221,000
    NEC: $49,000
    Property: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $365,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.49%
Louisiana average:   8.89%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)
Rapides Parish:   0.03%
Louisiana average:   0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.96% ($29,739 average AGI)
from Grant Parish, LA  0.53% ($30,492)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.36% ($25,205)


5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,770 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.32%
Louisiana average:   13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Rapides Parish:   0.05%
Louisiana average:   0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Grant Parish, LA  0.63% ($27,563 average AGI)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA  0.32% ($31,608)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  0.24% ($29,038)


Strongest AM radio stations in Boyce:
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KTTP (1110 AM; daytime; 2 kW; PINEVILLE, LA; Owner: PEOPLES BROADCAST NETWORK LLC)
  • KSYL (970 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDBS (1410 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boyce:
  • KBCE (102.3 FM; BOYCE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
  • KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAYT (88.1 FM; JENA, LA; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
  • KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
  • KLAA (103.5 FM; TIOGA, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KOUZ (89.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KEDG (106.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KFAD (93.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KVDP (89.1 FM; DRY PRONG, LA; Owner: DRY PRONG EDUC B/C FOUNDATION)
  • K288ER (105.5 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KHFX (105.5 FM; BALL, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KAPM (91.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Boyce:
  • KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
  • KLPA-TV (Channel 25; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K02PO (Channel 2; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K36DS (Channel 36; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATION COMPANY, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, 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)

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