Profile for Kentwood, Louisiana, LA

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 28. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 12.8 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Britney Spears, singer
· Jackie Smith, football player

Local festivals include:

• Sweet Home Folklife Days Festival - Oct. 26-27, 2007

Listed places near Kentwood

Cemeteries (57)

Communities (1)

Libraries (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Kentwood
• School enrollment & education levels in Kentwood
• Transportation & commute times in Kentwood
• Tangipahoa Parish data
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• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Kentwood demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Tangipahoa Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 70444 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Tangipahoa Parish tourism

3% of Kentwood residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kentwood ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kentwood
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Post a query on a message board:

• Tangipahoa Parish Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - LA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Kentwood museums
• Kentwood historic sites
• Kentwood area parks

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• Kentwood area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kentwood
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• Kentwood business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Louisiana
• Local ordinances in Louisiana (Partial selection)

• Crime in Tangipahoa Parish
• Arrests in Tangipahoa Parish

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Louisiana
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kentwood was $11,171, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Tangipahoa Parish economic census
• Tangipahoa Parish economic summary
• Tangipahoa Parish employment growth
• Tangipahoa Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

10% of Kentwood residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kentwood
• Colleges in Louisiana
• Learning Disabilities Association in Louisiana
• Schools in or near Kentwood
• School districts in or near Kentwood
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Louisiana high schools

• Movies playing in or near Kentwood

• Air pollution in Tangipahoa Parish
• Diesel soot in Tangipahoa Parish
• Land contamination in Tangipahoa Parish
• Nature Conservancy projects in Louisiana
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Tangipahoa Parish
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Louisiana

Kentwood festival dates:

• Sweet Home Folklife Days Festival - Oct. 26-27, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Kentwood items now on sale

• Tangipahoa Parish government
• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
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• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Kentwood medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Kentwood
• Historic sites in Louisiana
• Museums in or near Kentwood
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• Louisiana state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Tangipahoa Parish genealogy forum

Median rent in Kentwood, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $241.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $608.

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Libraries in Kentwood include Kentwood Branch ... View libraries

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• Census map of Kentwood area
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• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Nonprofit guide for Kentwood
• Rotary club search
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Tangipahoa Parish supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kentwood political report.

• Louisiana Democratic party
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• Louisiana elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Kentwood
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The average commute time for Kentwood workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Kentwood travel guide
• Airports near Kentwood
• Hotels near Kentwood
• Louisiana tourism bureau

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