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Population (year 2000): 721. Estimated
population in July 2005: 686 (-4.9% change)
Males: 323 (44.8%), Females: 398 (55.2%)
Zip code:
71261
Median resident age: 44.7 years
Median household income: $23,472 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mer Rouge:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
- Black (36.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (12.6%), English (9.0%),
French (7.8%), United States (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), German
(2.8%).
Elevation: 94 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mer Rouge
- High school or higher: 59.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 16.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mer Rouge village
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 38.8%
- Separated: 5.3%
- Widowed: 17.6%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-12.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mer Rouge:
- MOREHOUSE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BASTROP,
LA)
- BASTROP REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
BASTROP, LA)
- STERLINGTON REHAB HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
STERLINGTON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mer
Rouge:
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 74 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 89
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mer Rouge:
- MOREHOUSE MEMORIAL (about 6 miles; BASTROP, LA; ID:
2F8)
- JOHN H HOOKS JR MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; RAYVILLE,
LA; ID: M79)
- Z M JACK STELL FIELD (about 28 miles; CROSSETT, AR;
ID: CRT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mer Rouge:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 26 miles;
MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 57
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public primary/middle school in Mer Rouge:
- DELTA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location:
7661 MER ROUGE-COLLINSTON ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
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