Fenton, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	310
Male Share of the Population	45.8%
Female Share of the Population	54.2%
Senior Citizens	19.7%
Employed Population 16+	112
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	41.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	7.5%
Median Earnings25+	$16,875
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$15,417

Wealth

Median Family Income	$31,000
% Above Poverty Level	77.7%
% Below Poverty Level	22.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	31.9%
Median Gross Rent	$557
Median House Value	$61,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	63.9%
French Except Basque	13.2%
Canadian	11%
German	5.2%
English	4.8%
Irish	4.8%
African	2.6%
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Fenton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Jefferson Davis Parish
P.O. Box Zip Codes	70640
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.37
Approximate Longitude	-92.9

Fenton Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	OBERLIN FIRE TOWER
Distance	18 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 79 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 80 F
Annual Precip	66.9 inches

Station	JENNINGS
Distance	18.9 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 59 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.6 inches

Station	LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW
Distance	26.3 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	59 to 75 F
Jul Temp	75 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	57.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Elton	1,370	$40,000
Iowa	3,229	$48,083
Jennings	10,047	$34,831
Kinder	2,909	$51,536
Reeves	244	$50,833
Welsh	3,234	$51,429

Fenton Public Schools

Fenton Elementary School
509 First Street
ZIP: 70640
(337) 756-2326
Primary
Total Enrollment 141

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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