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Population (year 2000): 4,756. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,752 (-0.1% change)
 
Males: 2,198   (46.2%)
Females: 2,558   (53.8%)

Acadia Parish

Median resident age:   33.8 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Zip codes: 70525 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $20,365 in 2000)
Church Point   $23,100
Louisiana:   $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,800 (it was $50,100 in 2000)
Church Point   $46,800
Louisiana:   $101,700

Church Point, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Church Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
  • Black (31.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)

Ancestries: French (21.6%), United States (11.8%), French Canadian (11.0%), English (2.5%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 48 feet

Land area: 2.75 square miles.

Population density: 1692 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Church Point

For population 25 years and over in Church Point

  • High school or higher: 48.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Church Point town

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 47.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

30 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.6%
Louisiana:   2.6%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Church Point, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Church Point to the number of sex offenders is 359 to 1.

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

Church Point:   0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:   0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (18.4 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (74.1 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (222.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Cankton, LA (8.2 miles ), Sunset, LA (10.4 miles ), Grand Coteau, LA (11.6 miles ), Duson, LA (11.8 miles ), Rayne, LA (12.1 miles ), Opelousas, LA (12.5 miles ), Carencro, LA (13.4 miles ), Chataignier, LA (13.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $76,500
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $67,700
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 30.40 N, Longitude: 92.22 W


People in group quarters in Church Point
  • 133 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 18 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 337

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


Population change in the 1990s: -400 (-7.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



 

Crime in Church Point by Year

Type 2002 2004 2005
Murders 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 3 0
    per 100,000 21.0 63.5 0.0
Robberies 3 2 6
    per 100,000 62.9 42.3 128.4
Assaults 10 6 6
    per 100,000 209.6 127.0 128.4
Burglaries 18 19 22
    per 100,000 377.4 402.2 470.8
Thefts 32 51 37
    per 100,000 670.9 1079.6 791.8
Auto thefts 0 2 3
    per 100,000 0.0 42.3 64.2
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 = 119.5) 130.8 163.6 134.0

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Average climate in Church Point, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Church Point-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/9/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Church Point town center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1957, a category 3 tornado 3.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospital/medical center in Church Point:
  • ACADIA ST LANDRY PARISH HOSPITAL (810 S BROADWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Church Point:
  • EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; EUNICE, LA)
  • ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CROWLEY, LA)
  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Church Point:
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 22 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • CHENNAULT INTL (about 65 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Church Point:
  • KIBS AIR PARK (about 7 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
  • ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 14 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)
  • EUNICE (about 15 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)

Amtrak station near Church Point:
  • 19 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Church Point:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 20 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 72 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 110 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public high school in Church Point:
  • CHURCH POINT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 305 EAST LOUGARRE STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Church Point:
  • CHURCH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 415 EAST LOUGARRE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • RICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 1616 CHARLENE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 08)
  • CHURCH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 340 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Church Point:
  • OUR MOTHER OF PEACE SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location: 218 NORTH ROGERS ST; Grades: PK - 8)

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Post office: Church Point Post Office (A) .

 

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

CHURCH POINT TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (Address: 102 CHURCH ST, Population served: 4794, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2002), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-17-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-1997)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:   69.9%
Whole state:   69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.8%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   30.5%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   13.5%
Whole state:   9.4%

Church Point compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Church Point (2007 data):
  • Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.: at 110 West Plaquemine, branch established on 1944-01-03; South Main Street Branch at 250 South Main Street, branch established on 1984-09-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $68.6 mil, Deposits: $62.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Fsb Bancshares, Inc.
  • Church Point Bank and Trust Company: Church Point Bank And Trust Company at Main Street, branch established on 1954-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39.0 mil, Deposits: $35.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cpb Bancshares, Inc.
  • Rayne State Bank & Trust Company: Church Point Branch at 741.5 South Main Street, branch established on 2003-01-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $196.0 mil, Deposits: $177.6 mil, headquarters in Rayne, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Financial Corporation Of Louisiana



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School Enrollment by Level of School



Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 4 $9,211 $27,633 5 $1,372
Water Supply 5 $10,154 $24,370 0 $0
Financial Administration 2 $3,377 $20,262 1 $374
Judicial and Legal 1 $1,960 $23,520 2 $560
Police Protection - Officers 16 $24,295 $18,221 0 $0
Police - Other 0 $0   4 $1,309
Streets and Highways 9 $10,897 $14,529 0 $0
Sewerage 3 $5,523 $22,092 0 $0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 5 $11,238 $26,971 0 $0
Totals for Government 45 $76,655 $20,441 12 $3,615


Church Point government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $381,000
    Housing & Community Development: $153,000
    All Other: $23,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $43,000
  • Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $605,000
    Police Protection: $575,000
    General - Other: $307,000
    Regular Highways: $270,000
    Water Utilities: $263,000
    Financial Administration: $228,000
    Sewerage: $199,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $876,000
    All Other: $206,000
    Water Utilities: $195,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $72,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,588,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $290,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,220,000
    Other, NEC: $1,252,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $346,000
    Water Utilities: $280,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $177,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
    Rents: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $661,000
    Water Utilities: $264,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    General - Other: $9,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $783,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $554,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $85,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $432,000
    Public Utilities: $294,000
    NEC: $171,000
    Property: $101,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $973,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $79,000

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.25%
Louisiana average:   8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Acadia Parish:   0.05%
Louisiana average:   0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lafayette Parish, LA  1.51% ($30,909 average AGI)
from St. Landry Parish, LA  0.51% ($27,474)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA  0.45% ($29,918)


5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,780 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.55%
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  1.84% ($28,720 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA  0.50% ($25,863)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA  0.42% ($26,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Church Point:
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: KSLO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KEUN (1490 AM; 1 kW; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KSIG (1450 AM; 1 kW; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: ACADIA BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Church Point:
  • KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
  • KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
  • KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
  • KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBON (101.1 FM; MAMOU, LA; Owner: ROSE ANN MARX)
  • KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KNEK-FM (104.7 FM; WASHINGTON, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • K201FO (88.1 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Church Point:
  • KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
  • K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
  • KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
  • KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
  • K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
  • KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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