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Hessmer is a village in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 642 at the 2000 census.

The town was named by William Edenborn, railroad tycoon, who named the depot which came through the area, between the communities of Norma and Corner, in 1902. In 1955 the town was incorporated, according the book Hessmer Station, A Railroad Community turns 100 authored by Arlene Flanders and Randy DeCuir.

Hessmer is located at 31 °3 17 N, 92 °7 16 W (31.054727, -92.121076) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km (0.8 mi ), all land.

The village of Hessmer was incorporated in 1955, but the name was first noted for the community when William Edenborn named the depot there when building his railroad through the area in 1903.

Hessmer is the home town of David Smith a.k.a "Supa Dave", "Puddin".

As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 642 people, 280 households, and 176 families residing in the village. The population density was 330.5/km (855.1/mi ). There were 303 housing units at an average density of 156.0/km (403.6/mi ). The racial makeup of the village was 91.43% White, 6.70% African American, 1.56% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

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Hessmer, LA information

State:Louisiana
Country:Avoyelles
Area Code:318
FIPS:22009
TimeZone:CST
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Hessmer, LA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Hessmer, LA

Population: 293,655,400644
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.2

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%10.6%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$95,500
Commute time:
in minutes
27.425.3

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.078.6
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%5.2%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%7.5%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%5.2%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%4%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%8%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.916.7
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%64.8%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$4596.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%2.1%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%4.2%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
37

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.753.1
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.063
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.093.4
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.035

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,05873
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.01
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.056
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112110
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.993.6
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.733.5
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205216

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Hessmer, ZIP Codes

71341,