The City of Eunice, La. - Statistics
Primary Data Source: Census 2000

FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Aldermanic-Mayor
POPULATION -11,586
PARISH - St. Landry
YEAR ESTABLISHED - 1894
MARKET ACCESS
    HIGHWAYS - Interstate 49
    US HIGHWAYS - 71, 167, & 190
    LA HIGHWAYS - 10, 29, 31, 35, 93, 103, 105, 107, 360
MEDIAN AGE - 34.6
AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE - 3.18
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS - 4,675
LAND AREA - 4.68 square miles
POPULATION DENSITY - 2,459.6*
HOUSING DENSITY - 1000.0*
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT by MAJOR INDUSTRY DIVISIONS
       (Parish-wide) (4th Quarter, 2000)
    Agriculture………………..….0.91%
    Mining……………………….1.47%
    Construction…………………6.24%
    Manufacturing……………….9.33%
    Transportation……………….5.21%
    Wholesale Trade…………….4.47%
    Retail Trade…………………21.84%
    Finance………………………4.37%
    Services……………………..40.55%
    Public Administration……….5.60%
(Average employment figures are on employers subject to the Louisiana Employment Security Law)
ALTITUDE - 37 feet above sea level
PARKS - 9
CLIMATE - Mean annual temperature, 68 degrees; average annual rainfall - 56 inches
FINANCIAL DATA - 4 Banks: Tri-Parish Bank & Trust Co., St. Landry Bank & Trust Co.,
Hancock Bank of Ville Platte - Eunice Branch, First . 2 Savings & Loans: St. Landry Homestead, First Federal Savings & Loan.
TELEPHONES IN SERVICE - 9,000
CHURCHES - 27: representing 10 denominations
INDUSTRY - Chief industries in and around Eunice; Petroleum, natural gas, crude oil, apparel manufacturing and Oil Drilling
TRADE AREA - Retail area has radius of 25 miles, and population of 150,000
NEWSPAPERS - 1: The Eunice News (bi-weekly)
RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS - 2: KEUN Talk Radio 1,000 watts-AM, KJJB-FM 24 Hour Daily
FREIGHT RAILS - 1: Union Pacific Lines
MOTELS - 3: with a total of 104 rooms & 5 apartments
AIRPORTS - 1: with a landing air strip 75' x 5,000' lighted
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES - 120 acre park containing a lake, 9-hole golf course, picnic grounds and recreational facilities, 2 municipal swimming pools, (also 1 pool located at the Country Club), 10 hard surfaced tennis courts, (2 private courts), 11 baseball diamonds, 6 children's playgrounds, 1 walking nature trail, 2 covered pavilions, 1 basketball court and 3 picnic areas with covered tables. Summer programs include, swimming lessons, lifesaving classes, softball leagues and Little League. Outdoor recreation provides excellent hunting and fishing, salt water fishing in close proximity at the Gulf Of Mexico. Hunting includes deer, rabbit, squirrel, etc.
HOSPITALS - 1: with a total of 86 beds, 1 nursing home with a total of 178 beds
EDUCATION - 7: public schools, 1: parochial school. Number of children in schools, 4,590. Number of  teachers in schools, 230. Value of public school property, $4,000,000. A branch of LSU at Eunice, La., 2500 students.
CITY LIBRARY - Served by bi-city library (Eunice - Opelousas) 60,000 volumes
CITY STATISTICS - Total street mileage 60, with 57 miles paved. Miles of sewer 50. Fire department has a chief and 13 paid men and 42 volunteers, with 3 stations and 7 pieces of motor equipment. Police department has a chief, an assistant chief, 33 commissioned officers, 4 communications officers, 3 records clerks and 14 patrol cars.

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