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Population (year 2000): 1,659. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,684 (+1.5% change)
 
Males: 726   (43.8%)
Females: 933   (56.2%)

Grant Parish

Median resident age:   35.8 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Zip codes: 71417 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,800 (it was $17,500 in 2000)
Colfax   $19,800
Louisiana:   $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $38,400 (it was $41,100 in 2000)
Colfax   $38,400
Louisiana:   $101,700

Colfax, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Colfax:

  • Black (67.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (30.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)


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Ancestries: Irish (4.0%), United States (3.9%), English (3.8%), French (2.7%), German (1.4%), French Canadian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 1.49 square miles.

Population density: 1119 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Colfax

For population 25 years and over in Colfax

  • High school or higher: 59.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colfax town

  • Never married: 34.3%
  • Now married: 31.9%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 17.0%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.4%
Louisiana:   2.6%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Colfax, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Colfax to the number of sex offenders is 167 to 1.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (80.4 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (98.1 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (220.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Boyce, LA (9.6 miles ), Dry Prong, LA (13.0 miles ), Montgomery, LA (15.9 miles ), Atlanta, LA (20.1 miles) , Pollock, LA (20.6 miles ), Ball, LA (22.4 miles ), Alexandria, LA (23.2 miles ), Pineville, LA (23.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $73,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $52,700
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $45,200
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $58,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $106,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $119,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 31.52 N, Longitude: 92.71 W


104 people in nursing homes
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -133 (-7.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (22%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)


Average climate in Colfax, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Colfax-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Colfax town center killed 3 people and injured 16 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.8 miles away from the town center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Colfax:
  • CENTRAL LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PINEVILLE, LA)
  • CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)
  • DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF ALEXANDRIA (about 24 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colfax:
  • ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 19 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID: AEX)
  • POLK AAF (about 47 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colfax:
  • COLFAX (about 3 miles; COLFAX, LA; ID: L40)
  • POLLOCK MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; POLLOCK, LA; ID: L66)
  • PINEVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; PINEVILLE, LA; ID: 2L0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colfax:
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 31 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 86 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
Public elementary/middle school in Colfax:
  • COLFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 250 THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Colfax:
  • GRANT PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $368,637; Location: 300 MAIN STREET; 48,967 books; 1,582 audio materials; 531 video materials; 121 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Colfax include: Faranzie Baptist Church (A) , Mount Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (B) .

Post office: Colfax Post Office (A) .

Courts: Grant Parish Clerk Of Court Plaza (452 2nd Street), Grant Parish - Clerk Of Court (200 Main Street), Grant Parish - District Attorney (705 3rd Street).

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.5 people
Louisiana:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   68.0%
Whole state:   69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   41.0%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   17.8%
Whole state:   9.4%

Colfax 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Colfax (2007 data):
  • Colfax Banking Company: at 625 Eighth Street, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.3 mil, Deposits: $54.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Company
  • Sabine State Bank and Trust Company: Colfax Branch at 300 Second Street, branch established on 2002-05-16. Info updated 2006-09-14: Bank assets: $556.1 mil, Deposits: $473.7 mil, headquarters in Many, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Sabine Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Streets and Highways 7 $7,870 $13,491 0 $0
Police - Other 4 $5,417 $16,251 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 1 $1,798 $21,576 0 $0
Other Government Administration 1 $2,657 $31,884 5 $1,329
Financial Administration 4 $7,963 $23,889 0 $0
Sewerage 2 $4,863 $29,178 0 $0
Water Supply 3 $6,457 $25,828 0 $0
Gas Supply 2 $4,420 $26,520 0 $0
Totals for Government 24 $41,447 $20,724 5 $1,329


Colfax government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Housing & Community Development: $117,000
    Sewerage: $92,000
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $360,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $404,000
    Housing & Community Development: $328,000
    Water Utilities: $256,000
    Financial Administration: $237,000
    Sewerage: $164,000
    Police Protection: $87,000
    Regular Highways: $86,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $565,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $44,000
    Housing & Community Development: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $414,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $435,000
    Water Utilities: $205,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $25,000
    All Other: $13,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $231,000
    NEC: $89,000
    Property: $51,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $453,000

9.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   9.47%
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 Rapides Parish, LA  4.44% ($27,563 average AGI)
from La Salle Parish, LA  0.37% ($28,000)
from Winn Parish, LA  0.33% ($30,667)


7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,647 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.63%
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 Rapides Parish, LA  3.87% ($30,492 average AGI)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA  0.41% ($33,120)
to La Salle Parish, LA  0.32% ($20,100)


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

Strongest FM radio stations in Colfax:
  • KLSA (90.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPV OF LA ST U & A&M COLLEGE)
  • KAYT (88.1 FM; JENA, LA; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)
  • KLAA (103.5 FM; TIOGA, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • KRRV-FM (100.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
  • KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBCE (102.3 FM; BOYCE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KVDP (89.1 FM; DRY PRONG, LA; Owner: DRY PRONG EDUC B/C FOUNDATION)
  • KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEDG (106.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOUZ (89.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KCIJ (106.5 FM; ATLANTA, LA; Owner: NORTH FACE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • KHFX (105.5 FM; BALL, LA; Owner: CAJUN COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, INC.)
  • K288ER (105.5 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KFAD (93.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Colfax:
  • KLAX-TV (Channel 31; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: POLLACK/BELZ COMMUNICATIONS CO., INC)
  • KLPA-TV (Channel 25; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KALB-TV (Channel 5; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K60GE (Channel 60; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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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