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Population (year 2000): 7,605. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,535 (-0.9% change)
Males: 3,403 (44.7%), Females: 4,202 (55.3%)
Zip code:
70346
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $24,084 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,100 (year 2000)
Races in Donaldsonville:
- Black (69.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: French (10.5%), Italian (5.7%),
United States (2.6%), French Canadian (2.0%), German (1.9%),
Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 23 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Donaldsonville
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Donaldsonville city
- Never married: 42.1%
- Now married: 35.7%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 8.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -481 (-5.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Donaldsonville:
- PREVOST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (301 MEMORIAL DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Donaldsonville:
- ASCENSION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GONZALES, LA)
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GONZALES, LA)
- ASSUMPTION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
NAPOLEONVILLE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Donaldsonville:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 31
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 53 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 62 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Donaldsonville:
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 7 miles; GONZALES, LA; ID:
L38)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 29 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 30 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Donaldsonville:
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 25 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 33
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 62 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 62 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 63 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
Public high school in Donaldsonville:
- DONALDSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 426;
Location: 100 TIGER DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Donaldsonville:
- ASCENSION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
242; Location: 371 ST VINCENT STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Donaldsonville:
- DONALDSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
589; Location: 38210 HIGHWAY 3089; Grades: PK - 05)
- WEST ASCENSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
531; Location: 1200 ST PATRICK STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- LOWERY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 419;
Location: 810 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ASCENSION HEAD START (Students: 97; Location:
406 LEE AVENUE; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Donaldsonville:
- ASCENSION CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 359;
Location: 618 IBERVILLE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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