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Population (year 2000): 2,663. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,591 (-2.7% change)
Males: 1,289 (48.4%), Females: 1,374 (51.6%)
Zip code:
70647
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $31,581 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Iowa:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.6%)
- Black (18.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (16.0%), French
(15.8%), United States (13.6%), German (5.7%), English (5.0%),
Irish (4.5%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Iowa
- High school or higher: 73.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Iowa town
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+4.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Iowa:
- CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF LAKE CHARLES (about 14 miles;
LAKE CHARLES, LA)
- EXTENDED CARE OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (about 14
miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Iowa:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 9 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID:
CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 17 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- POLK AAF (about 56 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Iowa:
- WELSH (about 14 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
- LYON (about 19 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
- JENNINGS (about 25 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
Amtrak station near Iowa:
- 14 miles: LAKE CHARLES (433 RAILROAD AVE.).
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Iowa:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 67
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 78 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
104 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 127 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 128
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
Public high school in Iowa:
- IOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 498; Location:
401 MILLER AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Iowa:
- J. I. WATSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 844;
Location: 201 EAST FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
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