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Population (year 2000): 22,860. Estimated
population in July 2005: 22,897 (+0.2% change)
Males: 10,436 (45.7%), Females: 12,424 (54.3%)
Zip codes:
70570.
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $14,717 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,200 (year 2000)
Races in Opelousas:
- Black (69.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: French (8.5%), United States (6.1%),
French Canadian (3.3%), German (2.1%), Subsaharan African
(2.0%), English (1.8%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Opelousas
- High school or higher: 57.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 16.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Opelousas city
- Never married: 33.1%
- Now married: 40.1%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +4,205 (+22.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Opelousas:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (3983 I 49
SOUTH SERVICE ROAD)
- OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL (539 EAST
PRUDHOMME STREET)
- ST LANDRY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (539 E
PRUDHOMME LANE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Opelousas:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 63 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Opelousas:
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 2 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 12 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 22 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
Colleges/Universities in Opelousas:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-T H HARRIS CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 585; Location: 332 E SOUTH ST;
Public; Website: www.thharris.org)
- OPELOUSAS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY INC (FT
enrollment: 51; Location: 529 E VINE ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Opelousas:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 24
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 62
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 63 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
109 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public high schools in Opelousas:
- OPELOUSAS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,197; Location: 1014 JUDSON WALSH DRIVE; Grades: 08 -
12)
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 3746 HIGHWAY 104; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Opelousas:
- WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students:
1,008; Location: 186 WESTMINSTER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 757;
Location: 415 EAST PRUDOHMME LANE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Opelousas:
- PARK VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 685;
Location: 1000 ABDALLA BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 06)
- GROLEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 577;
Location: 1540 WEST GROLEE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- OPELOUSAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 575;
Location: 730 SOUTH MARKET STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SOUTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
435; Location: 409 EAST SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 434;
Location: 1125 MAMIE STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 419;
Location: 308 WEST MARTIN LUTHER KING DR; Grades: PK -
06)
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Location: 1203 BURR STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
- PLAISANCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 332;
Location: 3264 HIGHWAY 167; Grades: PK - 08)
- EAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 1100 EAST LEO STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- CRESWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 274;
Location: 1218 EAST LEO STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Opelousas:
- OPELOUSAS-EUNICE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $354,706; Location: 212 EAST GROLEE STREET;
82,152 books; 669 audio materials; 407 video materials;
140 serial subscriptions)
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