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Population (year 2000): 380. Estimated
population in July 2005: 378 (-0.5% change)
Males: 185 (48.7%), Females: 195 (51.3%)
Jefferson Davis County
Zip code:
70640
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $21,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,800 (year 2000)
Races in Fenton:
- Black (52.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.0%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), French
(7.4%), French Canadian (3.2%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 34 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fenton
- High school or higher: 55.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fenton village
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 46.5%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 8.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +115 (+43.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fenton:
- ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; KINDER, LA)
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
JENNINGS, LA)
- CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fenton:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 19 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 27 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- POLK AAF (about 50 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fenton:
- WELSH (about 12 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
- JENNINGS (about 20 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
- LYON (about 22 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fenton:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 62
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 87 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 96
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 120
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 120 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 145 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
Public primary/middle school in Fenton:
- FENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 148;
Location: 509 FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
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