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Morehouse Economic
   Development Corporation
CapitalOne Bank Building
Suite A
101 South Franklin Street
Bastrop, Louisiana 71220
Telephone: 318-283-4000
Fax: 318-283-0651
www.morehouseedc.org

Bastrop and Immediate Area -- Only the 71220 Zip Code Area 

         
Date: 08/26/05  
Selection: (1 Selected) 15 mile radius: 110 N FRANKLIN ST, BASTROP, LA 71220 *
Current Index Base: Entire US  
Lat: 32.778423 Long: -91.913116  
City: Bastrop city Pop: 12,559  
County: Morehouse Parish Pop: 30,568  
Zip: 71220 Pop: 25,376  
 
 
Business - Major Industry
 
2004 Major Industry  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing (SIC 01-09) 265 2.50% 32 2.67% 3
Construction (SIC 15-17) 291 2.75% 72 5.93% 6
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (SIC 60-69) 337 3.18% 112 9.22% 2
Manufacturing (SIC 20-39) 1,621 15.30% 28 2.32% 60
Mining (SIC 10-14) 1 0.01% 1 0.06% 0
Public Administration (SIC 90-98) 1,060 10.00% 82 6.77% 7
Retail Trade (SIC 52-59) 1,667 15.73% 259 21.24% 6
Services (SIC 70-89) 3,878 36.60% 511 41.97% 7
Transportation & Communications (SIC 40-49) 1,179 11.13% 70 5.76% 10
Unclassified (SIC 99) 42 0.40% 15 1.25% 1
Wholesale Trade (SIC 50-51) 255 2.41% 34 2.82% 5
   
2004 Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing    
(SIC 01-09)  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Agricultural Services 80 30.22% 14 42.03% 6
Forestry & Fishing 185 69.78% 19 57.97% 3
Total Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing (SIC 01-09) 265 100.00% 32 100.00% 8
   
2004 Mining  
(SIC 10-14)  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Coal and Ore Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Oil and Gas 1 100.00% 1 100.00% 1
Total Mining (SIC 10-14) 1 100.00% 1 100.00% 1
   
2004 Contract Construction         
(SIC 15-17)  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
General Construction 111 37.97% 22 31.03% 5
Heavy Construction 181 62.03% 50 68.97% 4
Total Contract Construction (SIC 15-17) 291 100.00% 72 100.00% 4
   
2004 Manufacturing   
(SIC 20-39)  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Apparel and Textile Manufacturing 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Chemicals 247 15.24% 3 9.31% 94
Food Manufacturing 1 0.06% 1 3.54% 1
Furniture Manufacturing 1 0.06% 1 3.30% 1
Leather Manufacturing 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Lumber and Wood Production 43 2.65% 2 7.08% 22
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 41 2.53% 9 30.32% 5
Metals Fabrication 24 1.47% 2 8.73% 10
Paper Manufacturing 1,104 68.07% 3 10.59% 369
Petroleum Refining 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Printing and Publishing 56 3.45% 4 13.09% 15
Rubber and Plastics 1 0.06% 1 3.54% 1
Stone Glass and Concrete 104 6.41% 3 10.51% 35
Textile Mills 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Tobacco Manufacturing 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Total Manufacturing (SIC 20-39) 1,621 100.00% 28 100.00% 57
   
2004 Transportation/Communications  
/Utilities (SIC 40-49)  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Communications 364 30.89% 13 19.12% 27
Transport Services 0 0.00% 0 0.00% N/A
Transportation 702 59.56% 43 61.44% 16
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