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Population (year 2000): 8,156. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,499 (+4.2% change)
Males: 3,888 (47.7%), Females: 4,268 (52.3%)
Zip codes:
70737.
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $38,173 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,300 (year 2000)
Races in Gonzales:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.9%)
- Black (31.3%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: French (17.8%), Irish (8.7%), United
States (7.6%), German (5.8%), French Canadian (5.0%), English
(4.8%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 8.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gonzales
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gonzales city
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 12.9%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +853 (+11.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Gonzales:
- ASCENSION HOSPITAL (615 E WORTHY ROAD)
- ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (1125 WEST HIGHWAY 30)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gonzales:
- PREVOST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
DONALDSONVILLE, LA)
- SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
- REHAB HOSPITAL OF BATON ROUGE (about 17 miles; BATON
ROUGE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gonzales:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 25
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 50 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- LAKEFRONT (about 64 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gonzales:
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 5 miles; GONZALES, LA; ID:
L38)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 27 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 35 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
College/University in Gonzales:
- ASCENSION COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 158;
Location: 320 E ASCENSION ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gonzales:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 23 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 28
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 59 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 59 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 60 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
Public high school in Gonzales:
- EAST ASCENSION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,007;
Location: 612 EAST WORTHEY ROAD; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gonzales:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 974;
Location: 14101 RODDY ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- DUPLESSIS PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 823;
Location: 38101 HIGHWAY 621; Grades: PK - 05)
- GONZALES PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 650;
Location: 521 NORTH BURNSIDE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- G. W. CARVER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 613;
Location: 518 WEST OAK STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- GONZALES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 589;
Location: 1502 WEST ORICE ROTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Gonzales:
- ST THERESA OF AVILA SCHOOL (Students: 593;
Location: 212 EAST NEW RIVER ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 273; Location: 10469
AIRLINE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- ANTIOCH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 163;
Location: 14408 E ASCENSION ACADEMY; Grades: PK - 7)
Library in Gonzales:
- ASCENSION PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,860,664; Location: 708 SOUTH IRMA BOULEVARD; 216,543
books; 2,052 audio materials; 4,988 video materials; 508
serial subscriptions)
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