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Population (year 2000): 7,064. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,717 (-4.9% change)
Males: 3,311 (46.9%), Females: 3,753 (53.1%)
Zip codes:
70764.
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $28,364 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,400 (year 2000)
Races in Plaquemine:
- Black (49.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (20.1%), Italian (5.9%),
United States (5.6%), German (4.8%), Irish (4.5%), English
(3.0%).
Elevation: 24 feet
Land area: 2.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Plaquemine
- High school or higher: 65.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Plaquemine city
- Never married: 31.7%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 11.9%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-0.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Plaquemine:
- RIVER WEST MEDICAL CENTER (59355 RIVER WEST
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Plaquemine:
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REG MED CENTER (about 11 miles;
BATON ROUGE, LA)
- BENTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
BATON ROUGE, LA)
- BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
BATON ROUGE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Plaquemine:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 18
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plaquemine:
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; GONZALES, LA;
ID: L38)
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 34 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID:
HZR)
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 40 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID:
2R1)
Amtrak station near Plaquemine:
- 13 miles: BATON ROUGE (1253 FLORIDA ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
College/University in Plaquemine:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WESTSIDE CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 116; Location: 59125 BAYOU RD;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Plaquemine:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 10 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 17
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 57
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 81 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 81 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Public high school in Plaquemine:
- PLAQUEMINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 59595 BELLEVIEW DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Plaquemine:
- ST. JOHN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 24250 REGINA STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- PLAQUEMINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110;
Location: 25125 GASPER STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Plaquemine:
- CRESCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 686;
Location: 62575 BAYOU ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- E.J. GAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 655;
Location: 57955 SAINT LOUIS ROAD; Grades: 04 - 08)
- IBERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 603;
Location: 58650 IRON FARM ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- IBERVILLE PARISH OPTIONAL EDUCATION CENTER
(Students: 44; Location: 58060 PLAQUEMINE STREET;
Grades: 01 - 12)
Library in Plaquemine:
- IBERVILLE PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,137,869; Location: 24605 J. GERALD BERRET BOULEVARD;
161,756 books; 948 audio materials; 4,293 video
materials; 569 serial subscriptions)
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