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Population (year 2000): 2,637
Males: 1,225 (46.5%), Females: 1,412 (53.5%)
Zip code:
70049
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $24,865 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,500 (year 2000)
Races in Edgard:
- Black (94.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (4.6%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (3.6%), French
(1.3%).
Elevation: 17 feet
Land area: 15.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Edgard
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 11.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Edgard CDP
- Never married: 34.8%
- Now married: 45.0%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Edgard:
- LAPLACE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LA
PLACE, LA)
- RIVER PARISHES HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LAPLACE, LA)
- ST JAMES PARISH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LUTCHER,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Edgard:
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 22 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- LAKEFRONT (about 38 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 53
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edgard:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 4 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 28 miles; GONZALES, LA;
ID: L38)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Edgard:
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 31 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 31 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 32 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 34 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public high school in Edgard:
- WEST ST. JOHN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 252;
Location: 480 LA HIGHWAY 3127; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Edgard:
- WEST ST. JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL(K-7)
(Students: 384; Location: 2555 LA HIGHWAY 18; Grades: PK
- 07)
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