Calhoun County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bruce and their reported violations in the past:
CITY OF BRUCE (Population served: 2097, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-23-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.6%
(6.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Mississippi: |  2.6 people |
| This town: | 61.3% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bruce, MS
31 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Bruce 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bruce (2011 data):
- Merchants and Farmers Bank: Bruce Branch at 105 Town Square, branch established on 1970/06/26. Info updated 2007/01/11: Bank assets: $1,561.3 mil, Deposits: $1,372.4 mil, headquarters in Kosciusko, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: First M & F Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: Bruce Branch at New Wager Street On The Square, branch established on 1968/10/18. Info updated 2007/07/18: Bank assets: $12,990.3 mil, Deposits: $10,863.8 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 271 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
Religion statistics for Bruce (based on Calhoun County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.85%
| Here | | 77.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 87.9% | 7.7% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
|---|
| Congregations | 70.4% | 14.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 12.7% |
|---|
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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Calhoun County: | 3.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Calhoun County: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Here: | 6.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 2.75 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Calhoun County: | 12.5% | | State: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Calhoun County: | 32.3% | | State: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 18.0% | | Mississippi: | 14.4% |
| 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 |
2 | $5,204 | $31,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $16,091 | $27,585 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $5,115 | $30,690 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $16,259 | $32,518 | 2 | $877 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,327 | $25,962 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,824 | $43,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,830 | $33,960 | 1 | $230 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,290 | $27,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
24 | $62,940 | $31,470 | 3 | $1,107 |
Bruce government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $153,000 ($78.99)
- Charges - All Other: $161,000 ($83.12)
Sewerage: $161,000 ($83.12)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $235,000 ($121.32)
Financial Administration: $196,000 ($101.19)
Regular Highways: $187,000 ($96.54)
Water Utilities: $159,000 ($82.09)
Sewerage: $158,000 ($81.57)
Solid Waste Management: $74,000 ($38.20)
Libraries: $61,000 ($31.49)
Parks & Recreation: $51,000 ($26.33)
Fire Protection: $29,000 ($14.97)
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000 ($14.46)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $43,000 ($22.20)
General Support: $9,000 ($4.65)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $87,000 ($44.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $475,000 ($245.22)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $118,000 ($60.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $52,000 ($26.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $451,000 ($232.83)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $142,000 ($73.31)
Water Utilities: $35,000 ($18.07)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $141,000 ($72.79)
Interest Earnings: $23,000 ($11.87)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $217,000 ($112.03)
Fire Protection: $54,000 ($27.88)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($12.91)
Water Utilities: $15,000 ($7.74)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,093,000 ($564.27)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $176,000 ($90.86)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $350,000 ($180.69)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $385,000 ($198.76)
All Other: $109,000 ($56.27)
- Tax - Property: $331,000 ($170.88)
Public Utilities: $57,000 ($29.43)
Other Selective Sales: $41,000 ($21.17)
NEC: $4,000 ($2.07)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $440,000 ($227.16)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($2.58)
4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,814 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.75% | | 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:
4.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,190 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.55% | | 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 Bruce:
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bruce:
- WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCMR (94.5 FM; BRUCE, MS; Owner: RUSSELL A HUMPHREY & ROBERTA L EATON)
- WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
- WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
- WFCA (107.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: FRENCH CAMP RADIO, INC.)
- WAUM (91.9 FM; DUCK HILL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WQXB (100.1 FM; GRENADA, MS; Owner: CHATTERBOX, INC.)
- WQLJ (93.7 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAVI (91.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WJZB (88.9 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WUMS (92.1 FM; UNIVERSITY, MS; Owner: STUDENT MEDIA CENTER OF THE U. OF MS)
- WSEL-FM (96.7 FM; PONTOTOC, MS; Owner: OLLIE COLLINS, JR.)
- WOXD (95.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bruce:
- W07BN (Channel 7; BRUCE, MS; Owner: BRUCE INDEPENDENT TV, INC.)
- WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
- WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WMAV-TV (Channel 18; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- W34BJ (Channel 34; CALHOUN CITY, MS; Owner: WILLIAM EARL MORGAN)
- WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Bruce, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 4
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 82
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 90
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 205
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
Bruce fatal accident list:
Sep 8, 2008 05:39 PM, City St 9, Lat: 34.015672, Lon: -89.353608, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 24, 1997 01:30 AM, Jimmy Beck, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 4, 1984 07:13 AM, 070253, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 1981 08:05 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,008
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 8,400
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Bruce)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 32 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 4 Km N (Lat: 34.024833 Lon: -89.352861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 63 m, Call Sign: WPFR700
Assigned Frequencies: 859.312 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.412 MHz, 860.312 MHz, 860.337 MHz, 860.362 MHz, 860.387 MHz, 860.412 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019
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:
- Hwy 9 1/4 Mi N Of Hwy 9 & 9w Int (Lat: 34.024833 Lon: -89.352861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 64 m, Call Sign: WPGE729, Licensee ID: L00335127
Assigned Frequencies: 462.925 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/1999, Expiration Date: 01/05/2010, Cancellation Date: 01/29/2007
Registrant: James L Drake, Greenville, MS 38701, Phone: (601) 332-1294 - 4 Km N (Lat: 34.024833 Lon: -89.352861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 63 m, Call Sign: WPYN323, Licensee ID: L00001014
Assigned Frequencies: 854.412 MHz
Grant Date: 11/18/2002, Expiration Date: 06/08/2009, Cancellation Date: 10/25/2008, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. - 4 Km N (Lat: 34.024833 Lon: -89.352861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 63 m, Call Sign: WQJM754
Assigned Frequencies: 854.912 MHz, 854.937 MHz, 855.162 MHz, 855.187 MHz, 855.362 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.612 MHz, 855.637 MHz, 855.662 MHz, 855.687 MHz... (+13 more)
Grant Date: 04/28/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, 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 Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Off Rogers Ave N (Lat: 33.999000 Lon: -89.343694), Call Sign: KTJ776
Assigned Frequencies: 151.985 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/2002, Expiration Date: 12/11/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Weyerhaeuser Mill (Lat: 33.985083 Lon: -89.345889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 37 m, Call Sign: KWV706, Licensee ID: L01456013
Assigned Frequencies: 160.845 MHz
Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 06/15/2014
Registrant: Weyerhaeuser Nr Company, 785 No. 42nd Street, Springfield, OR 97478-5781, Phone: (541) 988-7550, Fax: (541) 988-0616, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 118 S Newberger St (Lat: 33.987333 Lon: -89.375056), Overall height: 31.4 m, Call Sign: WMV658
Assigned Frequencies: 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/28/1995, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
Registrant: Phone: (601) 983-6940
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - 3/4 Mile North Of Bruce (Lat: 33.998972 Lon: -89.343667), Call Sign: KWT903, Licensee ID: L00000801
Assigned Frequencies: 152.840 MHz, 152.840 MHz
Grant Date: 08/10/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Bruce Telephone Company Inc., Bruce, MS 38915 - 0.75 Mile North Of Bruce (Lat: 33.998972 Lon: -89.343667), Call Sign: KWT904, Licensee ID: L00000801
Assigned Frequencies: 152.600 MHz, 152.750 MHz
Grant Date: 08/10/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 08/16/2008
Registrant: Bruce Telephone Company, Inc., Bruce, MS 38915
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bruce)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: BECKETT WILLIAM GERALD RV-4 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2025B , Serial Number: 332, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1991
Registrant (Individual): William G Beckett, Po Box 713, Bruce, MS 38915 - Aircraft: BECKETT WILLIAM G PITTS S1 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 22660 , Serial Number: 48B, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 03/13/1995
Registrant (Individual): William G Beckett, Po Box 713, Bruce, MS 38915
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bruce, MS
| Most common first names in Bruce, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 60 | 71.3 years |
| William | 40 | 77.3 years |
| John | 37 | 76.4 years |
| Mary | 36 | 79.0 years |
| Willie | 27 | 75.6 years |
| Robert | 20 | 70.7 years |
| Jessie | 15 | 73.6 years |
| Annie | 14 | 81.1 years |
| Henry | 13 | 75.6 years |
| Walter | 11 | 73.1 years |
| Most common last names in Bruce, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Murphree | 27 | 76.0 years |
| Parker | 26 | 73.3 years |
| Brown | 25 | 71.1 years |
| Collins | 21 | 78.9 years |
| Chrestman | 20 | 79.3 years |
| Logan | 19 | 78.0 years |
| Turner | 19 | 72.6 years |
| Edwards | 17 | 78.5 years |
| Massey | 16 | 80.0 years |
| Williams | 15 | 77.3 years |
| Businesses in Bruce, MS |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Haworth | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| SONIC Drive-In | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
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