Profile for Oil City, Louisiana, LA

The region's first oil well was drilled here in 1904

Nearby parks & recreation: Earl G. Williamson Park

Historic sites and museums: Caddo-Pine Island Oil Museum

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Cemeteries (10)

Communities (3)

Libraries (3)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Oil City
• School enrollment & education levels in Oil City
• Transportation & commute times in Oil City
• Caddo Parish data
• Fastest-growing counties in Louisiana
• State data - Louisiana
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Oil City demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Caddo Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Shreveport area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 71061 ZIP code.

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3% of Oil City residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Oil City ancestry & family history guide.

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• Genealogy page (LA GenWeb) for Caddo Parish
• Libraries in or near Oil City

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• Caddo 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

• Oil City museums
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• Oil City area parks

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

• Communities near Oil City
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Oil City business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

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

• Crime in Caddo Parish
• Arrests in Caddo 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 Oil City was $9,697, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Caddo Parish economic census
• Caddo Parish economic summary
• Caddo Parish employment growth
• Caddo Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

3% of Oil City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

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

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• Louisiana county fairs
• Louisiana festivals (Louisiana tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Louisiana

• Oil City items now on sale

• Caddo Parish government
• Louisiana state government
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• Business
• Demographics
• Health
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• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Oil City medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

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

Median rent in Oil City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $188.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $525.

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• Jobs in the Oil City area
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Libraries in Oil City include Oil City Branch ... View libraries

• Libraries near Oil City

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• Census map of Oil City area
• Historic maps of LA cities - Library of Congress
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• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Oil City
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• Volunteer opportunities in or near Oil City

• Parks near Oil City
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Caddo Parish supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Oil City political report.

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• Louisiana elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Oil City
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The average commute time for Oil City workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Oil City travel guide
• Airports near Oil City
• Hotels near Oil City
• Louisiana tourism bureau

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