Profile for Sulphur, Louisiana, LA

Sports teams: Swashbucklers (arena football)

Historic sites and museums: Brimstone Historical Society Museum

Listed places near Sulphur

Cemeteries (6)

Communities (2)

Hotels (12)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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• Sulphur population
• Ancestry of people in Sulphur
• Housing in Sulphur
• Income in Sulphur
• Marital status of adults in Sulphur
• Place of birth of people in Sulphur
• Residence in 1995, of people in Sulphur
• School enrollment & education levels in Sulphur
• Transportation & commute times in Sulphur
• Calcasieu 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 Sulphur demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Calcasieu Parish economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lake Charles area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 70663 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Sulphur city government

10% of Sulphur residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sulphur ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Sulphur
• Libraries in or near Sulphur

Post a query on a message board:

• Calcasieu 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

• Sulphur museums
• Sulphur historic sites
• Sulphur area parks

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Sulphur area cemeteries
• Cemetery record compendium
• Louisiana cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Sulphur
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more

• Sulphur business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

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

• Crime in Calcasieu Parish
• Arrests in Calcasieu 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 Sulphur was $17,615, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Calcasieu Parish economic census
• Calcasieu Parish economic summary
• Calcasieu Parish employment growth
• Calcasieu Parish unemployment rate
• Louisiana economic data

19% of Sulphur residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

• Movies playing in or near Sulphur
• YouTube videos about Sulphur

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

• ePodunk festival listings
• Louisiana county fairs
• Louisiana festivals (Louisiana tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Sulphur

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Sulphur
• Geocaches in Louisiana

• Sulphur items now on sale

• Sulphur local government Web site
• Louisiana state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Sulphur medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Sulphur
• Historic sites in Louisiana
• Museums in or near Sulphur
• 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 Calcasieu Parish genealogy forum

Median rent in Sulphur, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $389.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $746.

• Research Sulphur Apartments
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• Check Louisiana mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Jobs in the Sulphur area
• Job services in Louisiana
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Sulphur include Sulphur Branch ... View libraries

• Louisiana library

• Get directions from Sulphur
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• Census map of Sulphur area
• Historic maps of LA cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Louisiana
• Topographic map of Sulphur

Newspapers in Sulphur include Southwest Daily News

• Daily newspapers in or near Sulphur
• AM radio stations in or near Sulphur
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• Public & educational radio stations in or near Sulphur
• TV stations in or near Sulphur
• Media ownership in the Sulphur area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Louisiana

• Military bases in Louisiana
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Sulphur
• Search obituaries in Louisiana
• Recent death notices - selected LA newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Louisiana
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Louisiana
• Lions clubs in Louisiana
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Sulphur
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Sulphur

• Parks near Sulphur
• National forests in Louisiana
• State parks in Louisiana

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Sulphur
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Louisiana communities
• Photo collection - Louisiana communities
• Photos of Louisiana places
• Post cards of Louisiana communities

Calcasieu Parish supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sulphur political report.

• Louisiana Democratic party
• Louisiana Republican party
• Louisiana elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Sulphur
• Total membership by faith, in Calcasieu Parish

• Chowhound message boards for LA

The average commute time for Sulphur workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 5 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sulphur between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Sulphur include Americas Best Value Inn, Best Western Executive Hotel & Suites, Crossland Lake Charles Sulphur, Days Inn Sulphur, Econo Lodge, Fairfield Inn, Hampton Inn Sulphur, Holiday Inn Express Sulphur, La Quinta Inn, Microtel Inn ... More hotels.

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

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• Louisiana coastal water temperatures
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Louisiana
• Wildlife refuges in Louisiana

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