Kaplan, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 5,103. Population change since 2000: -0.4%

Males: 2,370	(46.5%)
Females: 2,733	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70548.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,700 (it was $22,535 in 2000)

Kaplan	$27,700
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $51,700 (it was $45,200 in 2000)

Kaplan	$51,700
Louisiana:	$126,800

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Races in Kaplan:

White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
Black (12.9%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Kaplan: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.5%), French (19.4%), French Canadian (15.7%), German (1.7%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 2.25 square miles.

Population density: 2266 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kaplan

High school or higher: 58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 12.3%
Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kaplan city

Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 52.4%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 10.5%

110 residents are foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).

This city:	2.1%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Kaplan, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kaplan to the number of sex offenders is 255 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kaplan:	0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (22.8 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (84.7 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (213.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Abbeville, LA (11.0 miles ), Maurice, LA (13.2 miles ), Gueydan, LA (15.3 miles ), Crowley, LA (15.7 miles ), Rayne, LA (16.1 miles ), Morse, LA (16.7 miles ), Estherwood, LA (17.4 miles ), Duson, LA (17.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $41,700
1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $71,600
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,100
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $70,500
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $94,500
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,800
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $84,500
2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $74,900
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $133,400
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $118,500
2006: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $205,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 30.00 N, Longitude: 92.29 W

People in group quarters in Kaplan

105 people in nursing homes
6 people in religious group quarters
4 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Area code: 337

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Kaplan, Louisiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-3.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Mining (17%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (18%)
Finance and insurance (17%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Lawyers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Crime in Kaplan by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	38.9	0.0	0.0
Robberies	8	3	5	5	4
per 100,000	154.6	57.8	97.2	97.5	77.8
Assaults	26	39	22	23	33
per 100,000	502.6	751.0	427.6	448.7	641.9
Burglaries	21	30	13	30	48
per 100,000	406.0	577.7	252.7	585.3	933.7
Thefts	130	178	190	196	208
per 100,000	2513.0	3427.7	3692.9	3823.6	4045.9
Auto thefts	4	7	6	5	11
per 100,000	77.3	134.8	116.6	97.5	214.0
Arson	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	19.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	282.0	355.9	320.5	320.7	396.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (15 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.94
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Kaplan, Louisiana

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Kaplan-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.0 miles away from the Kaplan city center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/25/1969, a category 3 tornado 1.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Jordan Romero - College football player (McNeese State Cowboys).

Hospitals/medical centers in Kaplan:

ABRAM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1310 W 7TH STREET)
KAPLAN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1310 WEST 7TH STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Kaplan:

ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA)
VERMILION REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA)
ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CROWLEY, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Kaplan, LA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaplan:

LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 25 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 28 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
CHENNAULT INTL (about 61 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kaplan:

ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)
LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; CROWLEY, LA; ID: 3R2)
KIBS AIR PARK (about 28 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaplan:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 21 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 81 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 84 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 127 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)

Public elementary/middle schools in Kaplan:

RENE A. ROST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades: 5-8)
KAPLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades: PK. K-4)

Private elementary/middle school in Kaplan:

MALTRAIT MEM SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: ONE CRUSADER SQUARE; Grades: PK - 8)

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Churches in Kaplan include: Holy Rosary Catholic Church (A), Shiloh Baptist Church (B), Saint Francis Cabrini Catholic Church (C), Church of Christ in Kaplan (D), Kaplan Baptist Church (E), Kaplan United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Holy Rosary Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Kaplan: Liner Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Kaplan Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Kaplan Area Chamber of Commerce (701 North Cushing Avenue).

Courts: Kaplan City - City Court Clerk (511 North Cushing Avenue), Kaplan City - Central Warehouse Purchasing Dept- City Court Clerk (511 North Cushing Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kaplan and their reported violations in the past:

KAPLAN CITY OF WATER SYSTEM (Address: 701 N CUSHING AVE, Population served: 5177, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2004), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUL-28-2004 to AUG-18-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-20-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-11-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-16-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-20-2000)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kaplan that have no violations reported:

SUIRES GROCERY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 53, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.9%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	33.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.2%
Whole state:	9.4%

Kaplan compared to Louisiana state average:

Kaplan, Louisiana environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Kaplan (2007 data):

Vermilion Bank & Trust Company: West-End Branch at West Highway 14 And Trahan Avenue, branch established on 1986-02-10; at Main Street, branch established on 1958-03-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $87.5 mil, Deposits: $78.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Vermilion Bancshares Corporation
Kaplan State Bank: at 201 North Cushing Avenue, branch established on 1928-03-17; Drive-In Branch at 200 North Faye Avenue, branch established on 1974-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $79.3 mil, Deposits: $65.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Louisiana Community Bancshares, Inc.
Iberiabank: Kaplan Branch at 200 East First Street, branch established on 1976-04-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,192.7 mil, Deposits: $2,466.5 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Iberiabank Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Kaplan mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,125	$13,500	2	$1,098
Other Government Administration	2	$4,239	$25,434	5	$350
Financial Administration	5	$7,507	$18,017	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,129	$13,548	0	$0
Gas Supply	3	$4,456	$17,824	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$1,107
Police - Other	6	$14,842	$29,684	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$5,682	$17,046	0	$0
Streets and Highways	14	$18,247	$15,640	0	$0
Electric Power	4	$8,442	$25,326	0	$0
Firefighters	5	$6,807	$16,337	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$6,989	$16,774	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	16	$24,120	$18,090	0	$0
Totals for Government	66	$103,585	$18,834	9	$2,556

Kaplan government finances in 2006:

Charges - Sewerage: $500,000
Housing and Community Development: $237,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $811,000
Sewerage: $811,000

General - Other: $472,000

Housing and Community Development: $70,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,420,000
Gas Utilities: $1,006,000

Police Protection: $730,000

Financial Administration: $626,000

Housing and Community Development: $448,000

Regular Highways: $422,000

Water Utilities: $280,000

Sewerage: $204,000

Local Fire Protection: $195,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $93,000

Central Staff Services: $66,000

General - Other: $35,000

Parks and Recreation: $30,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $946,000
Sewerage: $946,000

Housing and Community Development: $303,000
General - Interest on Debt: $32,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $254,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $66,000
Fines and Forfeits: $34,000

Interest Earnings: $12,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,568,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,272,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $550,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $54,000
Police Protection: $29,000

Regular Highways: $24,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,816,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $5,150,000
Gas Utilities: $1,063,000

Water Utilities: $529,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $292,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $127,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $563,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $175,000

Property: $159,000

Public Utility License: $24,000

Public Utilities Sales: $20,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $13,000

Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000

Other License: $2,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $1,342,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $167,000

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lafayette Parish, LA	1.80% ($33,677 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.69% ($32,953)
from Acadia Parish, LA	0.33% ($26,492)

5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,224 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lafayette Parish, LA	1.98% ($43,228 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.59% ($71,156)
to Acadia Parish, LA	0.33% ($31,328)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kaplan:

KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KROF (960 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSIG (1450 AM; 1 kW; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: ACADIA BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kaplan:

KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KPEL-FM (105.1 FM; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K201FO (88.1 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Kaplan:

KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K45DI (Channel 45; MERMENTAU, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)

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