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Population (year 2000): 7,870. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,120 (+3.2% change)
Males: 3,792 (48.2%), Females: 4,078 (51.8%)
Lafayette County
Zip code:
70583
Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $37,320 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,600 (year 2000)
Races in Scott:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
- Black (11.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (19.2%), French Canadian
(16.3%), United States (16.3%), German (7.1%), Irish (4.0%),
English (3.2%).
Elevation: 35 feet
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Scott
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Scott city
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,531 (+47.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Scott:
- MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (about 3
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES REG MED CENTER (about 3 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA)
- VERMILION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Scott:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 21 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 70
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scott:
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 10 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 17 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 19 miles;
ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)
Amtrak station near Scott:
- 6 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Scott:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 5 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 64 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 66
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
125 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public primary/middle schools in Scott:
- SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 947; Location:
116 MARIE STREET; Grades: 04 - 08)
- J. WALLACE JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
687; Location: 1500 WEST WILLOW STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 401;
Location: 912 DELHOMME AVENUE; Grades: 02 - 04)
- L. LEO JUDICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
278; Location: 5801 CAMERN STREET; Grades: PK - 01)
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