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Population (year 2000): 272. Estimated
population in July 2005: 270 (-0.7% change)
Males: 135 (49.6%), Females: 137 (50.4%)
Caddo County
Zip code:
71004
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $39,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,500 (year 2000)
Races in Belcher:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
- Black (23.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (13.6%), Scotch-Irish (7.4%),
German (7.0%), English (4.8%), French (4.4%), Scottish (4.0%).
Elevation: 188 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belcher
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belcher village
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 1.4%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+2.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Belcher:
- LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SHREVEPORT (about 12
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
- NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; VIVIAN,
LA)
- WILLIS KNIGHTON BOSSIER HEALTH CENTER (about 17
miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belcher:
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 22 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 22 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 50 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belcher:
- THACKERS (about 9 miles; OIL CITY, LA; ID: 5F8)
- VIVIAN (about 14 miles; VIVIAN, LA; ID: 3F4)
- SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (about 17 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: DTN)
Amtrak stations near Belcher:
- 18 miles: SHREVEPORT (102 LAKE ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones,
free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 19 miles: BOSSIER CITY (3033 HILTON DR.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belcher:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 31
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 56
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 87
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle school in Belcher:
- HERNDON MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 857;
Location: 11845 GAMM ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
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