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Population (year 2000): 3,380. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,310 (-2.1% change)
Males: 1,615 (47.8%), Females: 1,765 (52.2%)
Jefferson Davis County
Zip code:
70591
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $26,838 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,300 (year 2000)
Races in Welsh:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.3%)
- Black (21.0%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (16.6%), United States
(13.6%), French Canadian (10.9%), German (5.2%), English (5.1%),
Irish (4.0%).
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Welsh
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Welsh town
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Welsh:
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
JENNINGS, LA)
- ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KINDER, LA)
- CHRISTUS ST PATRICK HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Welsh:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 22 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 29 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Welsh:
- WELSH (about 1 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
- JENNINGS (about 11 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
- LYON (about 12 miles; THORNWELL, LA; ID: 3L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Welsh:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 54
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 91 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
106 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 114 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 115
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
Public high school in Welsh:
- WELSH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location:
306 EAST BOURGEOIS STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Welsh:
- WELSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 514;
Location: 222 EAST BOURGEOIS STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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