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Population (year 2000): 4,966. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,790 (-3.5% change)
Males: 2,250 (45.3%), Females: 2,716 (54.7%)
Zip code:
70760
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $24,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,800 (year 2000)
Races in New Roads:
- Black (59.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (18.0%), United States
(5.0%), Italian (3.3%), French Canadian (3.2%), Irish (3.0%),
English (2.9%).
Elevation: 32 feet
Land area: 4.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in New Roads
- High school or higher: 68.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 14.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in New Roads city
- Never married: 31.5%
- Now married: 43.1%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 8.5%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -222 (-4.3%).
Hospital/medical center in New Roads:
- POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (2202 FALSE
RIVER ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near New Roads:
- WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 12 miles;
SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA)
- EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
JACKSON, LA)
- VILLA FELICIANA MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 18 miles;
JACKSON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New
Roads:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 25
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to New Roads:
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 3 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID:
HZR)
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 21 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID:
7L9)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 41 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
College/University in New Roads:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-JUMONVILLE MEMORIAL
(Full-time enrollment: 330; Location: 605 HOSPITAL ROAD;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
New Roads:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 21
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 27 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 55
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 105 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Private high schools in New Roads:
- FALSE RIVER ACADEMY (Students: 593; Location:
201 MAJOR PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 12)
- CATHOLIC H S-PT COUPEE (Students: 408;
Location: 504 FOURTH STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in New Roads:
- ROSENWALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 362;
Location: 1100 NEW ROADS STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- SCHOOL OF HOPE (Location: 337 NAPOLEON
STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in New Roads:
- CATHOLIC ELEM SCH OF PT COUPEE (Students:
456; Location: 304 NAPOLEON STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in New Roads:
- POINTE COUPEE PARISH LIBRARY (Operating
income: $773,094; Location: 201 CLAIBORNE STREET;
131,043 books; 5,093 audio materials; 4,814 video
materials; 418 serial subscriptions)
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