Cotton Valley, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,189. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,169 (-1.7% change)
Males: 564 (47.4%), Females: 625 (52.6%)
Webster County
Zip code: 71018
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $22,000
Median house value: $34,300
Population by Race
Races in Cotton Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.5%)
- Black (42.4%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (13.0%), Irish (7.7%), English (3.5%), German (2.9%), French (1.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 225 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cotton Valley
- High school or higher: 62.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cotton Valley town
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 14.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+9.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cotton Valley:
- SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SPRINGHILL, LA)
- BERNICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MINDEN, LA)
- MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 16 miles; MINDEN, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cotton Valley:
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 27 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 38 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Abbreviation: SHV)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 59 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cotton Valley:
- SPRINGHILL (about 12 miles; SPRINGHILL, LA; Abbreviation: SPH)
- MINDEN-WEBSTER (about 16 miles; MINDEN, LA; Abbreviation: F24)
- HAYNESVILLE (about 24 miles; HAYNESVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 5F3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cotton Valley:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 35 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 78 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
Public primary/middle school in Cotton Valley:
- COTTON VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 340; Location: 6245 HIGHWAY 150; Grades: PK – 12)