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Population (year 2000): 1,040. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,035 (-0.5% change)
Males: 485 (46.6%), Females: 555 (53.4%)
Zip code:
70541
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $19,943 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,800 (year 2000)
Races in Grand Coteau:
- Black (67.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.8%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: French (10.2%), French Canadian
(6.3%), United States (3.8%), German (3.6%), Irish (3.3%),
English (1.4%).
Elevation: 53 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Grand Coteau
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 15.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grand Coteau town
- Never married: 38.6%
- Now married: 41.4%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -76 (-6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grand Coteau:
- UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LAFAYETTE,
LA)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (about 9 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA)
- OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grand Coteau:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 16 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 64
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grand Coteau:
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 7 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 10 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 15 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
Amtrak station near Grand Coteau:
- 14 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grand Coteau:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 17
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 60
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 60 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
116 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Private high school in Grand Coteau:
- ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART (Students: 345;
Location: 1841 ACADEMY RD P O BOX 310; Grades: PK - 12;
Girls only)
Public primary/middle school in Grand Coteau:
- GRAND COTEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
203; Location: 238 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Grand Coteau:
- ST IGNATIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 328;
Location: PO BOX J; Grades: PK - 8)
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