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Population (year 2000): 1,376. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,399 (+1.7% change)
Males: 651 (47.3%), Females: 725 (52.7%)
Zip code:
70543
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $24,107 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,000 (year 2000)
Races in Iota:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Black (11.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (21.2%), French
(19.9%), German (11.8%), French Canadian (11.3%), Italian
(2.3%).
Elevation: 26 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Iota
- High school or higher: 70.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Iota town
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+11.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Iota:
- AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CROWLEY,
LA)
- EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
EUNICE, LA)
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
JENNINGS, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Iota:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 37 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 46 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Iota:
- EUNICE (about 10 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)
- LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; CROWLEY, LA; ID:
3R2)
- JENNINGS (about 14 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Iota:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 33
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 91 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 91
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
106 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 115 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
Public high school in Iota:
- IOTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 429; Location:
456 SOUTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Iota:
- IOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 455;
Location: 470 WEST KENNEDY STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- IOTA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location:
426 SOUTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTHWEST DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER (Students: 1;
Location: 224 GREMILLION CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Iota:
- ST. FRANCIS ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 197;
Location: PO BOX 799; Grades: PK - 8)
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