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Population (year 2000): 642. Estimated
population in July 2005: 650 (+1.2% change)
Males: 312 (48.6%), Females: 330 (51.4%)
Zip code:
71341
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $24,659 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Hessmer:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Black (6.7%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
Ancestries: French (20.6%), United States
(16.7%), French Canadian (5.5%), Irish (5.5%), German (1.9%),
English (1.6%).
Elevation: 78 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hessmer
- High school or higher: 65.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hessmer village
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 53.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +75 (+13.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hessmer:
- AVOYELLES HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MARKSVILLE, LA)
- BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BUNKIE, LA)
- CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
ALEXANDRIA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hessmer:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 34 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 69
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hessmer:
- MARKSVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; MARKSVILLE, LA;
ID: MKV)
- BUNKIE MUNICIPAL (about 11 miles; BUNKIE, LA; ID:
2R6)
- ESLER REGIONAL (about 26 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
ESF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hessmer:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 60
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 74
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 79 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 82
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 102 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
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