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Population (year 2000): 8,145. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,250 (+1.3% change)
Males: 3,753 (46.1%), Females: 4,392 (53.9%)
Zip code:
70586
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $12,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ville Platte:
- Black (58.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (40.0%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: French (12.7%), United States
(7.4%), French Canadian (6.3%), Irish (1.7%), English (1.6%),
German (1.6%).
Elevation: 72 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ville Platte
- High school or higher: 49.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 15.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ville Platte city
- Never married: 31.1%
- Now married: 44.4%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,044 (-11.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Ville Platte:
- VILLE PLATTE MEDICAL CENTER (800 E MAIN)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ville Platte:
- SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; MAMOU, LA)
- ST LANDRY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA)
- EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
EUNICE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ville Platte:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 47 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 53 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ville Platte:
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 17 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)
- BUNKIE MUNICIPAL (about 19 miles; BUNKIE, LA; ID:
2R6)
- EUNICE (about 20 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)
College/University in Ville Platte:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-CHARLES B COREIL
(Full-time enrollment: 160; Location: 1124 VOCATIONAL
DR; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ville Platte:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 39
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 76
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 78 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 92
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
Public high school in Ville Platte:
- VILLE PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 693;
Location: 210 WEST COTTON STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Ville Platte:
- SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 114 TROJAN LANE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ville Platte:
- VIDRINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location:
5094 VIDRINE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
604; Location: 1500 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 03
- 06)
- VILLE PLATTE LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 522; Location: 708 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades:
PK - 02)
- BAYOU CHICOT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 4576 US HIGHWAY 167 NORTH; Grades: 04 - 12)
- HESTER HEATH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
277; Location: 4810 US HIGHWAY 167 NORTH; Grades: PK -
03)
- EVANGELINE CENTRAL SCHOOL (Location: 4587
VIDRINE ROAD; Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle schools in Ville Platte:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
570; Location: 532 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 94;
Location: 607 PROSPER ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Ville Platte:
- EVANGELINE PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$394,605; Location: 242 WEST MAIN STREET; 83,436 books;
443 audio materials; 2,906 video materials; 101 serial
subscriptions)
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