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Population (year 2000): 3,007. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,912 (-3.2% change)
Males: 1,407 (46.8%), Females: 1,600 (53.2%)
Jefferson Davis County
Zip code:
70549
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $24,898 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,700 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Arthur:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (28.6%), United
States (12.6%), French (11.8%), German (5.1%), English (1.9%),
Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 14 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Arthur
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Arthur town
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -174 (-5.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Arthur:
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
JENNINGS, LA)
- AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CROWLEY,
LA)
- ABRAM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
KAPLAN, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Arthur:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 33 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Arthur:
- LYON (about 10 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
- JENNINGS (about 11 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
- WELSH (about 15 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Arthur:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 45
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 100 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 106 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 107
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
118 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
Public high school in Lake Arthur:
- LAKE ARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 388;
Location: 4374 TIGER LANE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake Arthur:
- LAKE ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 593;
Location: 500 NORTH MILL STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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