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Population (year 2000): 357. Estimated
population in July 2005: 341 (-4.5% change)
Males: 179 (50.1%), Females: 178 (49.9%)
Zip code:
71422
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $25,536 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,700 (year 2000)
Races in Dodson:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.7%)
- Black (22.4%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), English
(9.8%), Irish (8.1%), German (3.9%), French (2.5%), Scotch-Irish
(2.5%).
Elevation: 232 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dodson
- High school or higher: 73.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dodson village
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 15.0%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dodson:
- JACKSON PARISH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; JONESBORO,
LA)
- WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
WINNFIELD, LA)
- HEALTH PARADIGM MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles;
RUSTON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dodson:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 54 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 75 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dodson:
- DAVID G JOYCE (about 9 miles; WINNFIELD, LA; ID:
0R5)
- JONESBORO (about 10 miles; JONESBORO, LA; ID: F88)
- WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
WINNFIELD, LA; ID: 0L6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dodson:
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; RUSTON,
LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 37
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 51 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 70
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 89
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
Public primary/middle school in Dodson:
- DODSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location:
305 JONES STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
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