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New Iberia is located at 160km west of New
Orleans. It is a charming town and an excellent base for
visiting sights around the coastal portion of Cajun Country.
It's historic Main Street, with its canopy of moss-draped live
oak trees, is now home to a thriving local bed-and-breakfast
industry. In the opposite direction, just 11km northwest of New
Iberia, is St. Martinville. This town is very much at the heart
of Acadian mythology. It's the site of Evangeline Oak, where the
heroine of Longfellow's epic poem Evangeline is said to have met
her beloved. The town's Acadia Memorial includes a wall of names
and a genealogy center.
Population (year 2000): 32,623. Estimated
population in July 2005: 32,495 (-0.4% change)
Males: 15,256 (46.8%), Females: 17,367 (53.2%)
Zip codes:
70560,
70563.
Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $26,079 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,800 (year 2000)
Races in New Iberia:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.3%)
- Black (38.4%)
- Other Asian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (16.4%), United States
(12.4%), French Canadian (7.6%), German (3.8%), English (2.8%),
Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 17 feet
Land area: 10.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Iberia
- High school or higher: 64.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Iberia city
- Never married: 29.6%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 11.3%
2.3% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +498 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in New Iberia:
- DAUTERINE HOSPITAL (600 NORTH LEWIS STREET)
- IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (2315 E
MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Iberia:
- MEADOWBROOK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA)
- REHABILITATION HOSP OF ACADIANA (about 18 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA)
- WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Iberia:
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 5 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 60
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Iberia:
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 15 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID:
2R1)
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 19 miles;
ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 21 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
Amtrak station:
NEW IBERIA (WASHINGTON ST. & RAILROAD TRACKS). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/Universities in New Iberia:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-TECHE AREA CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 318; Location: 609 EMBER DR;
Public)
- PELICAN AVIATION CORP (Location: 1314 HANGER
DR; Private, for-profit)
- SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Location:
908 EMBER DR; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
New Iberia:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 21
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 52 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 56
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 118 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public high schools in New Iberia:
- NEW IBERIA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,607; Location: 1301 EAST ADMIRAL DOYLE DRIVE; Grades:
08 - 12)
- WESTGATE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,211;
Location: 2305 JEFFERSON ISLAND ROAD; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in New Iberia:
- CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 914;
Location: 1301 DELASALLE DRIVE; Grades: 4 - 12)
- ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 219;
Location: 4219 E. ADMIRAL DOYLE; Grades: KG - 12)
- ACADIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 44;
Location: 1209 PARKVIEW DRIVE; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in New Iberia:
- IBERIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 671;
Location: 613 WEEKS ISLAND ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- COTEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 631;
Location: 2414 COTEAU ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- NORTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 572;
Location: 604 NORTH LEWIS STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- DASPIT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 536;
Location: 1103 DASPIT ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- BELLE PLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 532;
Location: 4110 LOREAUVILLE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SUGARLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532;
Location: 2403 JEFFERSON ISLAND ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
- ANDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 517;
Location: 1059 ANDERSON STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CENTER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
442; Location: 1520 CENTER STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- PESSON ADDITION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
427; Location: 619 BROUSSARD STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- NORTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
422; Location: 121 NORTH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in New Iberia:
- ST EDWARD SCHOOL (Students: 374; Location:
175 PORTER STREET; Grades: PK - 3)
- EPIPHANY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location:
303 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
- HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students:
163; Location: 607 VICTORY DRIVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in New Iberia:
- IBERIA PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,611,927; Location: 445 EAST MAIN STREET; 216,478
books; 3,537 audio materials; 4,703 video materials; 400
serial subscriptions)
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