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Population (year 2000): 659. Estimated
population in July 2005: 625 (-5.2% change)
Males: 322 (48.9%), Females: 337 (51.1%)
Zip code:
70759
Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,800 (year 2000)
Races in Morganza:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
- Black (26.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (22.2%), Italian (11.4%),
French Canadian (7.4%), United States (7.0%), German (5.9%),
Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 38 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Morganza
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Morganza village
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-13.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Morganza:
- POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEW
ROADS, LA)
- WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 18 miles;
SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA)
- EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
JACKSON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Morganza:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 36
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 46 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 53 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morganza:
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 9 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID:
HZR)
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 11 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID:
7L9)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 36 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Morganza:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 32
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 37 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 50
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 116 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public high school in Morganza:
- POINTE COUPEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
727; Location: 8434 POINTE COUPEE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Morganza:
- LABARRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 256;
Location: 8777 MORGANZA HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 06)
- MORGANZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 145;
Location: 752 SOUTH LA HIGHWAY 3050; Grades: PK - 06)
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