Community Data

Kentwood Community Profile

POPULATION
  • Kentwood: 2,656 (1998 est. LA-Tech.)
  • Tangipahoa Parish 1990 Census: 85,709
  • Tangipahoa Parish (1998 est. LA-Tech.): 95,510 (1998 est. LA-Tech.)
  • Tangipahoa Parish (2000 est. LSU): 97,120


    • Source: Louisiana State University, 1997; US Census Bureau; Louisiana Tech University
LABOR & INCOME
  • Tangipahoa Parish Civilian Labor Force: 44,000

  • Louisiana Parish Civilian Labor Force: 2,080,600

    • Employment:
    • Tangipahoa: 40,870

    • Louisiana: 1,976,100

AVERAGE WORKFORCE ALLOCATION
(Percentage by industry Sector for employers subject to the LA Employment Security Law Units, 1st quarter 1999, Tangipahoa Parish)

  • Agriculture (1.05%)
  • Mining (.11%)
  • Construction (4.26%
  • Manufacturing (8.51%)
  • Transportation (3.26%)
  • Wholesale Trade (6.50%)
  • Retail Trade (26.31%)
  • Finance (2.96%)
  • Services (42.95%)
  • Public Administration (4.09%)

    • Source: LA Dept. of Revenue and Taxation

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

  • Kentwood Brick
  • Kentwood Spring Water
  • Kentwood Co-Op (Agricultural)
  • Kentwood Manor Nursing Home
  • Town of Kentwood

Unemployment Rate:
  • Tangipahoa: 7.1%
  • Louisiana: 5.0%
  • Tangipahoa Parish Income: $15,475
  • Personal Income (Thousands of Dollars):
    • 1996 $1,494,896
    • 1997 $1,563,930
  • Tangipahoa Personal Income Per Capita (Thousands of Dollars):
    • 1996 $15,925
    • 1997 $16,393
US Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis

LOCATION

Tangipahoa Parish is located in southeast Louisiana, just northeast of New Orleans and east of Baton Rouge. Kentwood is located on I-55 just south McComb, MS and the Mississippi border.

  • Distance To Major Cities
    • Atlanta -- 500 miles
    • Birmingham -- 391 miles
    • Chicago -- 840 miles
    • Cincinnati -- 690 miles
    • Dallas -- 479 miles
    • Denver -- 1,150 miles
    • Houston -- 333 miles
    • Kansas City -- 740 miles
    • Memphis -- 335 miles
    • Minneapolis -- 1,180 miles
    • Mobile -- 156 miles
    • Nashville -- 550 miles
    • St. Louis -- 625 miles
Source: www.mapquest.com

TRANSPORTATION
(Distance Shown In Miles)
  • Highways
    • I-55
    • US 51
    • LA 38
  • Airports
    • McComb -- Pike County Airport (15)
    • Hammond Municipal (36)
    • Baton Rouge Metropolitan -- Commercial (81)
    • New Orleans International -- Commercial (81)
    • Jackson International Airport, MS(108)
  • Ports
    • Port of New Orleans* -- Deep Draft (90)
    • Port of Baton Rouge*-- Deep Draft (92)
    • Port of South Louisiana* -- Deep Draft (98)
    • Port Manchac -- Shallow Draft (52)

      • *Foreign Trade Zone
  • Rail Freight
    • Illinois Central Gulf (30)

SALES TAXES

  • State: 4.0%
  • Parish: 3.0%
  • City: 2.0%
  • Total: 9.0%

    • Source: LA Dept. of Revenue and Taxation

CITY GOVERNMENT

  • Mayor
  • Board of Aldermen (Lawrason Act)
  • Chief of Police (elected)

EDUCATION


    Kentwood High School
  • Primary and Secondary School Enrollment
    • Kentwood (Kentwood High Shown At Right)
      • Public: 2,328
      • Private: 0
    • Tangipahoa Parish
      • Public: 18,769
      • Private: 2,332
    Source: LA Dept. of Education, School Dir.

  • Technical Colleges
    • Five are located within Tangipahoa Parish and the surrounding parishes.

  • Colleges and Universities (Within 100 miles)
    • 4-Year: 12

    • 2-year:   2
These Include: Delgado Junior College, Louisiana State University, Loyola University of The South, Southeastern Louisiana University, Southern University, Southern University of New Orleans, Southwest Mississippi Community College, The University of Southern Mississippi, The University of New Orleans, and Tulane University.

Source: LA Dept. of Education, and Office of The Technical College System

UTILITIES AND SERVICES

  • Electricity: Entergy Corporation
  • Natural Gas: Town of Kentwood
  • Water: Town of Kentwood
  • Solid Waste: Town of Kentwood
  • Telephone: Bell South
  • Fire Protection: Kentwood Volunteer Fire Department (Fire Rating --Class 5)


MEDICAL SERVICES
(Distance Shown In Miles)

  • Kentwood Medical Clinic (721 Avenue G)
      • Outpatient Only
  • Kentwood Manor Nursing Home (12111 highway 38)
      • 140 Beds
  • Hood Memorial Hospital (15)
      • 45 Beds
  • North Oaks Medical Center (35)
      • 281 Beds
  • Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center (20)
      • 90 Beds
  • North Oaks Rehabilitation Hospital (25)
      • 35 Beds
  • Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (20)
      • 160 Beds


     
     
   


Kentwood Community Development Inc.
204 Ave. E
PO Box 685
Kentwood, LA 70444
985-229-4656
Fax - 985-230-0841
kcd@kentwoodla.org


Copyright 2000 Kentwood Community Development, Inc.