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Tippah County

Population in July 2007: 689. Population change since 2000: +2.7%
 

Males: 302  (43.9%)
Females: 387  (56.1%)

Median resident age:  28.6 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38610.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,749 (it was $27,969 in 2000)
Blue Mountain:  $33,749
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,343 (it was $50,200 in 2000)
Blue Mountain:  $75,343
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,275; Detached houses: $91,540; Townhouses or other attached units: $21,877; In 2-unit structures: $68,025; Mobile homes: $28,812; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

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Races in Blue Mountain:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.9%)
  • Black (13.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.7%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Blue Mountain: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (32.5%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.3%), German (2.7%), Italian (2.4%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 1.15 square miles.

Population density: 597 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Blue Mountain

  • High school or higher: 61.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Mountain town

  • Never married: 32.2%
  • Now married: 45.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.8%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Blue Mountain, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Mountain to the number of sex offenders is 172 to 1.

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

Blue Mountain:  0.8% ($403)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (61.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (464.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ripley, MS (2.5 miles ), Myrtle, MS (3.0 miles ), Hickory Flat, MS (3.2 miles ), Dumas, MS (3.3 miles ), New Albany, MS (3.5 miles ), Falkner, MS (3.6 miles ), Ashland, MS (3.8 miles ), Potts Camp, MS (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 34.67 N, Longitude: 89.03 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -155 (-18.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (27%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Truck transportation (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Wood products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Furniture and related products (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)



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Blue Mountain-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the Blue Mountain town center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 tornado 25.6 miles away from the town center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Mountain:
  • TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 13 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
  • ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 27 miles; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Blue Mountain, MS

College/University in Blue Mountain:
  • BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 324; Location: 201 W MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bmc.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Mountain:
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 59 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 65 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Blue Mountain:
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Churches in Blue Mountain include: Blue Mountain United Methodist Church (A), Lowrey Memorial Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Hill Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.2%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  20.6%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue Mountain, MS


73 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)


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


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Banks with branches in Blue Mountain (2009 data):
  • The Peoples Bank: Blue Mountain Branch at 122 North Guyton Boulevard, branch established on 1996-04-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $320.3 mil, Deposits: $264.1 mil, headquarters in Ripley, MS, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Corporation, The



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religon statistics for Blue Mountain

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of Christ USA National Primitive Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents68.3%13.6%6.5%3.4%2.1%
Congregations39.0%24.4%9.8%7.3%4.9%
NameCatholic ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.3%1.0%0.6%1.2%
Congregations1.2%1.2%1.2%2.4%8.5%
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 1$1,550$18,6000$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,540$18,4806$1,884
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,008$24,0965$1,432
Water Supply 1$2,080$24,9600$0
Other and Unallocable 2$2,600$15,6001$954
Totals for Government 6$9,778$19,55612$4,270



Blue Mountain government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $52,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $132,000
    Financial Administration: $83,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Police Protection: $44,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
    Highways: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $240,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $227,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000
    Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $283,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $156,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $71,000
    All Other: $9,000
    Highways: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $74,000
    Other Selective Sales: $3,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $167,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.38%
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 Union County, MS  0.59% ($27,302 average AGI)
from Alcorn County, MS  0.50% ($18,778)
from Benton County, MS  0.37% ($19,407)


5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
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 Union County, MS  0.86% ($22,778 average AGI)
to Alcorn County, MS  0.55% ($26,875)
to Lee County, MS  0.33% ($20,583)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Mountain:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCSA (1260 AM; 1 kW; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KEYBOARD BROADCASTING COMMUNICATION)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)
  • WNAU (1470 AM; 1 kW; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: MPM INVESTMENT GROUP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Mountain:
  • WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)
  • WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
  • WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WSEL-FM (96.7 FM; PONTOTOC, MS; Owner: OLLIE COLLINS, JR.)
  • WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRA-FM (92.7 FM; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: BILLY R. AUTRY)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Mountain:
  • WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WMAV-TV (Channel 18; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
  • W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
  • WBII-LP (Channel 20; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: MID-SOUTH BROADCASTING)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $968,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,590
Total average daily truck traffic: 766
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 14,385

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 1350 Hwy 368, Call Sign: KNKQ253
    880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, Blue Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, 1350 Hwy 368, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.2 m, Overall height: 123.7 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5
  • 2 Km E Of Hwy 15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 126 m, Call Sign: WPFR875
    Assigned Frequencies : 859.312 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.412 MHz, 860.312 MHz, 860.362 MHz, 860.412 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/08/1999, Expiration Date: 06/08/2009
    Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
  • 0.4 Km N Of Main St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WPJW237
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.850 MHz, 462.925 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/27/2001, Expiration Date: 11/18/2011, Cancelation Date: 01/29/2007, Certifier: James Drake
    Registrant: Lao, 1270 Fairfield Rd Ste 13, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 337-9157
  • .5 Mi W Hwy 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WPJX910
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.480 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/10/1996, Expiration Date: 12/10/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/27/2007, Certifier: James L Drake
    Registrant: Lao, 1270 Fairfield Rd Ste 13, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 337-9157
  • .5 Mi W Hwy 2, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: WPKH217
    Assigned Frequencies : 157.740 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/13/2007, Expiration Date: 02/19/2017, Certifier: James L Drake
    Registrant: Delta Telepage, 1936 Hwy 82 E, Greenville, MS 38703, Phone: (662) 332-1294, Fax: (717) 337-9157
  • 2 Km E Of Hwy 15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 126 m, Call Sign: WQJM843
    855.162 MHz, 855.187 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.612 MHz, 855.637 MHz, 855.662 MHz, 855.687 MHz, 855.862 MHz, 855.912 MHz, 855.937 MHz... (+10 more)
    Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 06/08/2009, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
    Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • RIPLEY, 1350 Highway 368, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.8 m, Overall height: 126.5 m, Call Sign: WPJE783
    Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6256.54 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Blue Mountain)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 50945 , Serial Number: 15069665, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 10/02/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Sherman N Smith, 312 West St, Blue Mountain, MS 38610
  • Aircraft: AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC RAVEN S49A (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
    N-Number: 54NB , Serial Number: S49A-3113, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 03/13/1992
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Roy Tate Coombs, 6770 Cr 825, Blue Mountain, MS 38610, Other Owners: Johnnie P Coombs


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 42
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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