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Population (year 2000): 1,598. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,603 (+0.3% change)
Males: 723 (45.2%), Females: 875 (54.8%)
Zip code:
70542
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $22,165 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,300 (year 2000)
Races in Gueydan:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
- Black (12.8%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (20.3%), French
(14.7%), French Canadian (13.5%), English (4.4%), German (3.4%),
Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gueydan
- High school or higher: 61.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gueydan town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -239 (-13.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gueydan:
- ABRAM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
KAPLAN, LA)
- KAPLAN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
KAPLAN, LA)
- AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CROWLEY,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gueydan:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 44 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 45 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gueydan:
- LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; CROWLEY, LA; ID:
3R2)
- JENNINGS (about 18 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
- LYON (about 22 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gueydan:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 34
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 95 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 97
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 112 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
125 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle schools in Gueydan:
- GUEYDAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location:
901 MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- JESSE OWENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 196;
Location: 203 THIRTEENTH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Gueydan:
- ST PETER SCHOOL (Students: 146; Location: 513
SIXTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
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