Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $81,760 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
Castor:
$81,760
LA:
$209,200
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $138,545; detached houses: $194,303; mobile homes: $35,557March 2022 cost of living index in Castor: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 32.5%
(22.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 70.9% for Black residents, 63.6% for two or more races residents)
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Ancestries: American (29.5%), Eastern European (6.4%), Italian (1.9%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 165 feet
Land area: 1.20 square miles.
Population density: 189 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $754 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $234 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (35.8 miles , pop. 56,461).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (38.4 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (214.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
Registered nurses (5.8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.8%)
Carpenters (5.8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5.8%)
Other production occupations, including supervisors (12.9%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9.7%)
Carpenters (9.7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9.7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.7%)
Top executives (6.5%)
Registered nurses (14.3%)
Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (9.5%)
Librarians, curators, and archivists (9.5%)
Health technologists and technicians (9.5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.5%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.5%)
Cashiers (9.5%)
Average climate in Castor, Louisiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Castor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/3/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.2 miles away from the Castor village center causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1984, a category F3 tornado 14.4 miles away from the village center injured 9 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Castor-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 308% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.1 miles away from the city center On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 306.8 miles away from the city center On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 359.8 miles away from the city center On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from the city center On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Bienville Parish (18) is near the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Freezes: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Castor:
RINGGOLD NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; RINGGOLD, LA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Castor:
Grambling State University (about 33 miles; Grambling, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,885)
Louisiana State University-Shreveport (about 34 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 3,159)
Bossier Parish Community College (about 35 miles; Bossier City, LA; FT enrollment: 6,209)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (about 35 miles; Natchitoches, LA; FT enrollment: 7,700)
Louisiana Tech University (about 36 miles; Ruston, LA; FT enrollment: 5,874)
Southern University at Shreveport (about 45 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 2,277)
University of Louisiana at Monroe (about 67 miles; Monroe, LA; FT enrollment: 6,764)
Public high school in Castor:
CASTOR HIGH SCHOOL(Students: 490, Location: 140 FRONT STREET, Grades: PK-12)
Birthplace of: J. Frank McInnis - Judge, Len Lacy - Politician.
Bienville Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Castor and their reported violations in the past:
ALBERTA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1,860, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Average - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2014)
MCL, Average - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2014), St Public Notif requested (JUL-24-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2014 and MAR-2014, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-17-2014), St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-29-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-10-2011), St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-2011), St Public Notif received (SEP-14-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (3 times from FEB-27-2014 to APR-11-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-10-2011), St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-2011), St Public Notif received (SEP-14-2011), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (3 times from FEB-27-2014 to APR-11-2014)
3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between SEP-2013 and NOV-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2014), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between SEP-2013 and NOV-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2014), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and AUG-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2013), St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2013), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2014), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and AUG-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2013), St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2013), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014), St Public Notif received (JUN-23-2014), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-29-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-29-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-19-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from FEB-18-2014 to APR-11-2014), St Compliance achieved (SEP-03-2014)
3 other older monitoring violations
CASTOR WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 420, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2012), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
MCL, Average - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2012), St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
MCL, Average - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-12-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JAN-2012 and MAR-2012, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAR-30-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-03-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
3 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between MAR-2014 and MAY-2014, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (AUG-14-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between MAR-2014 and MAY-2014, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2014), St Public Notif requested (AUG-14-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between SEP-2013 and NOV-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2014), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-2014), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between SEP-2013 and NOV-2013, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Public Notif requested (FEB-05-2014), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2014), St Public Notif received (MAR-17-2014), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2013 and AUG-2013, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2013), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2013), St Public Notif received (DEC-03-2013), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-20-2013), St Site Visit (enforcement) (4 times from MAR-27-2014 to MAY-16-2014)
7 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
This village:
2.6 people
Louisiana:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
70.0%
Whole state:
67.1%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
5.0%
Whole state:
6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Banks with branches in Castor (2011 data):
Bank of Ringgold: Castor Branch at Pine And Front Streets, branch established on 1984/12/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $68.9 mil, Deposits: $53.8 mil, headquarters in Ringgold, LA, positive income, 3 total offices
Religion statistics for Castor, LA (based on Bienville Parish data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
6,913
42
Black Protestant
2,904
10
Mainline Protestant
997
9
Catholic
86
1
Other
2
1
None
3,451
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
1/2 Mi N W Of La 4 & La 792 (Lat: 32.264333 Lon: -93.174889), Call Sign: KNBL801, Licensee ID: L00009917, Assigned Frequencies: 47.3000 MHz, 47.3200 MHz, 47.4000 MHz, Grant Date: 06/23/2001, Expiration Date: 09/02/2011, Cancellation Date: 12/16/2002, Registrant: State Of Louisiana, 7686 Tom Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, Phone: (504) 925-5719
Office Hwy 4 1/4 Mi E (Lat: 32.258500 Lon: -93.166833), Call Sign: KAS223, Licensee ID: L00767533, Assigned Frequencies: 48.6200 MHz, 49.1200 MHz, Grant Date: 01/25/2001, Expiration Date: 03/18/2011, Cancellation Date: 05/21/2011, Registrant: International Paper Company, Shreveport, LA 71105, Phone: (214) 934-4576
1 Mi N Of La Hwy 4 7 Mi Ene (Lat: 32.296000 Lon: -93.063222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: KJQ377, Assigned Frequencies: 48.9400 MHz, Grant Date: 04/01/2021, Expiration Date: 01/30/2031, Certifier: D J Bolton, Registrant: Fcc-Faa Licensing, LLC, 8932 Suite D Milford Haven Court, Lorton, VA 22199, Phone: (703) 615-6615, Fax: (703) 372-5176, Email:
STATION, 1 Mi N Of Hwy 4 7 Mi Ene (Lat: 32.295972 Lon: -93.063194), Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WNTQ229, Assigned Frequencies: 952.268 MHz, 928.268 MHz, Grant Date: 07/16/2022, Expiration Date: 10/02/2032, Certifier: D J Bolton, Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4100, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
Castor 140, 140 Front Street (Lat: 32.249694 Lon: -93.165639), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQJI970, Assigned Frequencies: 10735.0 MHz, 10735.0 MHz, Grant Date: 10/02/2018, Expiration Date: 09/25/2028, Certifier: Jeffrey R Strenkowski, Registrant: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 739-3000, Fax: (202) 739-3001, Email:
CASTOR, 9745 Hwy 4, Bienville County (Lat: 32.271556 Lon: -93.145722), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93.5 m, Call Sign: WQNT283, Assigned Frequencies: 6226.89 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, Grant Date: 05/17/2011, Expiration Date: 05/17/2021, Cancellation Date: 02/10/2021, Certifier: Gregory M Romano, Registrant: Verizon, 1300 I St Nw - Suite 500 East, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 515-2453, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
5
Call Sign: KC5BYU, Grant Date: 08/10/1993, Expiration Date: 08/10/2003, Cancellation Date: 08/11/2005, Registrant: Dennis R Thomas Sr, Rte 1 Box 2045, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: KC5VQR, Licensee ID: L00143082, Grant Date: 05/12/2016, Expiration Date: 08/09/2026, Certifier: Gary A Hill, Registrant: Gary A Hill, 526 Hwy 153, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: WA5LHN, Licensee ID: L00191559, Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 11/23/2013, Cancellation Date: 11/24/2015, Registrant: Marion C Graham Jr, 438 Wallace Rd, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: KD5QBO, Licensee ID: L00411613, Grant Date: 12/16/2011, Expiration Date: 10/18/2021, Cancellation Date: 12/19/2017, Certifier: Richard S Bradley, Registrant: Richard S Bradley, 110 Sullivan Rd, Castor, LA 71016
Call Sign: W5OTT, Previous Call Sign: KD5QBO, Licensee ID: L00411613, Grant Date: 12/19/2017, Expiration Date: 12/19/2027, Certifier: Richard S Bradley, Registrant: Richard S Bradley, 110 Sullivan Rd, Castor, LA 71016
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 37 took place in 2010, and the least - 3 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (66.1%), and Structure Fires (21.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Castor, LA