|
Click to draw/clear city borders
|
Notable locations in Amory: Amory Golf Course (A), West Amory Community Center (B), Amory City Hall (C), Amory Community Center (D), Amory Municipal Library (E), Amory Regional Museum (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Glenndale Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Amory include: Saint James Methodist Church (A), Saint Helens Catholic Church (B), Saint Andrews United Methodist Church (C), Rose of Sharon Church of God in Christ (D), Carters Chapel Pentecostal Church of God (E), East Amory Missionary Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Christian Church (H), First Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Haughton Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: McAlpine Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Amory include: Gilmore Park (1), Frisco Park (2), Carlos Moore Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Mississippi Fish and Wildlife (Recreation Areas; 501 Main Street North), Games & Tanning (Amusement & Theme Parks; 121 Main Street North), Bob's Amusement & Sign CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1203 Victory Temple Drive).
Hotels: Tenn-Tom Inn (200 3rd Avenue South), Best Western Amory (915 U South Highway 278 East).
Courts: Monroe County - Judge District Three- Justice Court Clerk (1619 Highland Drive), Monroe County - Human Services Department- Youth Court Counselor- Department Of Human Serv (1619 Highland Drive).
|
Drinking water stations with addresses in Amory and their reported violations in the past:
CITY OF AMORY (Population served: 9273, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUN-17-1999 and JUL-17-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-26-1999)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Amory, MS
People in group quarters in Amory
- 118 people in nursing homes
- 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 8 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Amory compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Back to the top
Banks with branches in Amory (2009 data):
- Cadence Bank, N.A.: Amory Branch at 110-114 North Third Street, branch established on 1971-12-06; Medical And Industrial Branch at Highway 278 And Boulevard Drive, branch established on 1975-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-30: Bank assets: $1,967.2 mil, Deposits: $1,461.5 mil, headquarters in Starkville, MS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Cadence Financial Corporation
- Renasant Bank: Amory Main Branch at 201 North Main Street, branch established on 1897-01-01; Third Street Drive-In Branch at 913 U.S. Highway 278 East, branch established on 1965-06-07. Info updated 2007-07-10: Bank assets: $3,710.4 mil, Deposits: $2,349.5 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 63 total offices, Holding Company: Renasant Corporation
- Community Bank, North Mississippi: East Branch at 902 Highway 278 East, branch established on 1965-04-01; at 900 North Main Street, branch established on 1912-05-20. Info updated 2009-04-15: Bank assets: $284.7 mil, Deposits: $240.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Amory Federal Savings and Loan Association: Amory Federal Savings And Loan Assoc at 213 2nd Ave N, branch established on 1934-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.1 mil, Deposits: $58.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization
School Enrollment by Level of School
|
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
|
|
|
- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Religion statistics for Amory
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | American Baptist Association |
| Adherents | 50.4% | 18.9% | 9.5% | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 29.8% | 21.9% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 2.6% |
|---|
| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Catholic Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 6.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 16.7% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
|
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
|
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $9,168 | $36,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
13 | $40,234 | $37,139 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $11,514 | $34,542 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $56,061 | $42,046 | 3 | $488 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,645 | $19,740 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
18 | $59,832 | $39,888 | 1 | $127 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $17,963 | $35,926 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
4 | $14,101 | $42,303 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,184 | $26,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $10,510 | $31,530 | 7 | $2,264 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,769 | $33,046 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $13,425 | $32,220 | 1 | $176 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,193 | $28,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
83 | $257,599 | $37,243 | 12 | $3,055 |
4.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,524 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.76% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,992 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.09% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Amory:
- WAMY (1580 AM; 1 kW; AMORY, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WFTO (1330 AM; 5 kW; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
- WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWZQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Amory:
- WAFM (95.3 FM; AMORY, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
- WAJS (91.7 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WFTA (101.9 FM; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
- WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
- WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Amory:
- WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- W39CD (Channel 38; FULTON, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W49BK (Channel 49; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W14BW (Channel 14; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W32BH (Channel 32; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- W25AD (Channel 25; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Amory, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 19
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 19
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 45
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 79
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 87
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Amory fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $320,000
Total average daily traffic: 27,270
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,189
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 12
- 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Amory, MS
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Amory)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Amory, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 63 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Amory)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 11 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Amory)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 163
- Hazardous Condition: 21
- Service Call: 4
- Good Intent Call: 9
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Amory, MS
|