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Bolivar County

Population in July 2008: 435. Population change since 2000: -8.0%
 

Males: 202  (46.5%)
Females: 233  (53.5%)

Median resident age:  25.5 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38726.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,999 (it was $24,861 in 2000)
Beulah:  $29,999
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,756
Beulah:  $10,756
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $50,729 (it was $33,800 in 2000)
Beulah:  $50,729
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,481; Detached houses: $83,157; Mobile homes: $36,020; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Beulah:

  • Black (96.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (2.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Beulah: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.9%), English (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 945 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Beulah

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beulah town

  • Never married: 50.7%
  • Now married: 23.2%
  • Separated: 10.6%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Beulah:  1.3% ($450)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
Beulah satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (66.7 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (108.3 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (342.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rosedale, MS (2.3 miles ), Pace, MS (2.7 miles ), Benoit, MS (3.1 miles ), Gunnison, MS (3.3 miles ), Renova, MS (3.9 miles ), Merigold, MS (3.9 miles ), Cleveland, MS (3.9 miles ), Winstonville, MS (3.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $77,000
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.79 N, Longitude: 90.98 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+2.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (32%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)



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Average climate in Beulah, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Beulah-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Beulah town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

On 4/17/1978, a category 4 tornado 20.2 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Beulah-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.0 miles away from Beulah center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from Beulah center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Beulah:
  • BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)
  • MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MCGEHEE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Beulah, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beulah:
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 50 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 65 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)

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Average household size:
This town:  3.4 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.5%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  33.8%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beulah, MS



Beulah compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Beulah travel time to work
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Utility gas (6%)


Religion statistics for Beulah

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church in America
Adherents52.5%13.8%8.6%7.6%2.6%
Congregations29.9%22.4%7.5%7.5%1.5%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.9%1.8%1.8%7.1%
Congregations4.5%3.0%3.0%1.5%19.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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 1$1,699$20,3880$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,134
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,394
Police Protection - Officers 5$15,130$36,3120$0
Streets and Highways 1$2,222$26,6640$0
Water Supply 1$1,699$20,3880$0
Totals for Government 8$20,750$31,1256$4,528



5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
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:
from Sunflower County, MS  0.73% ($22,220 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS  0.53% ($37,667)
from Shelby County, TN  0.39% ($34,182)


6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.24%
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:
to Shelby County, TN  0.72% ($20,716 average AGI)
to Sunflower County, MS  0.69% ($24,641)
to Washington County, MS  0.48% ($25,981)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beulah:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., 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.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDSK (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS)
  • WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
  • WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beulah:
  • WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMS (100.7 FM; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beulah:
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)


Beulah fatal accident list:
Aug 1, 1980 08:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Muayyad Mustafa, Logan Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00024153
    Registrant: New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Marin Fettman, 151 Mound City Road (9me0810c), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 86.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00135925
    Registrant: Powertel/Memphis, Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC5HWM, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 07/14/1994, Expiration Date: 07/14/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/15/2006
    Registrant: Kelvin P Robertson, Beulah, MS 38726


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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