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Population (year 2000): 13,027. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,281 (+1.9% change)
Males: 5,947 (45.7%), Females: 7,080 (54.3%)
Webster County
Zip codes:
71055.
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $24,175 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,100 (year 2000)
Races in Minden:
- Black (52.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (46.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (11.3%), Irish (5.5%),
English (5.0%), German (4.4%), French (2.3%), Scotch-Irish
(1.5%).
Elevation: 259 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Minden
- High school or higher: 70.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Minden city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -766 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Minden:
- BERNICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (100 MEADOWBROOK
DRIVE)
- MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER INC (NO 1 MEDICAL
PLAZA)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Minden:
- HOMER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HOMER, LA)
- LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
ARCADIA, LA)
- SUMMITT HOSPITAL OF NORT LOUISIANA (about 29 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Minden:
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 27 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 39 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 75 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minden:
- MINDEN-WEBSTER (about 2 miles; MINDEN, LA; ID: F24)
- HOMER MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; HOMER, LA; ID: 5F4)
- ARCADIA-BIENVILLE PARISH (about 25 miles; ARCADIA,
LA; ID: 5F0)
College/University in Minden:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
(Full-time enrollment: 487; Location: PO BOX 835;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Minden:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 31
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 44
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 62
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 84 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
Public high school in Minden:
- MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 849; Location:
1103 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Minden:
- GLENBROOK SCHOOL (Students: 321; Location:
1674 COUNTRY CLUB CIRCLE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Minden:
- WEBSTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 560;
Location: 700 EAST UNION STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- E. S. RICHARDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
462; Location: 515 WEST TODD STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- J. L. JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 620 DISTRICT DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- J. E. HARPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
355; Location: 618 GERMANTOWN ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 326;
Location: 215 NORTH MIDDLE LANDING; Grades: PK - 05)
- J. A. PHILLIPS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 247;
Location: 811 DURWOOD DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 06)
- WEBSTER PARISH ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students:
108; Location: 109 CLERK STREET; Grades: 03 - 12)
- HOPE YOUTH RANCH ALTERNATIVE CENTER
(Students: 64; Location: 114 HOPE RANCH ROAD; Grades: 01
- 12)
- WEBSTER PARISH EXPULSION SCHOOL (Students: 3;
Location: 109 CLERK STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Minden:
- MINDEN SDA SCHOOL (Students: 7; Location: 106
MAGNOLIA STREET; Grades: 4 - 7)
Library in Minden:
- WEBSTER PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$874,132; Location: 521 EAST & WEST STREET; 104,433
books; 1,788 audio materials; 1,863 video materials; 374
serial subscriptions)
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