Cruger, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 428. Population change since 2000: -4.7%

Males: 202	(47.2%)
Females: 226	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38924.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,603 (it was $15,417 in 2000)

Cruger:	$18,603
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,603

Cruger:	$17,603
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $33,169 (it was $22,100 in 2000)

Cruger:	$33,169
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $47,971; Detached houses: $75,107; Mobile homes: $18,646

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Races in Cruger:

Black (74.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (24.5%)
Hispanic (2.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Cruger: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (7.1%), English (3.3%), German (2.2%), Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 127 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 441 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cruger

High school or higher: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 10.9%
Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cruger town

Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 36.9%
Separated: 9.6%
Widowed: 15.9%
Divorced: 6.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Cruger, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cruger to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.

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

Cruger:	1.1% ($238)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (69.2 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (125.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (381.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sidon, MS (2.5 miles ), Morgan City, MS (2.8 miles ), Tchula, MS (3.1 miles ), Itta Bena, MS (3.6 miles ), Greenwood, MS (3.7 miles ), Belzoni, MS (4.2 miles ), Lexington, MS (4.2 miles ), Moorhead, MS (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.32 N, Longitude: 90.23 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-17.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Mining (14%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (11%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Transportation equipment (15%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Educational services (9%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

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Average climate in Cruger, Mississippi

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Cruger, Mississippi average temperatures

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Cruger-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 178% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.4 miles away from the Cruger town center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the town center killed 13 people and injured 182 people.

Cruger-area historical earthquake activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 97% 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 40.9 miles away from Cruger center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cruger:

GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, MS)
HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BELZONI, MS)

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Amtrak station near Cruger:

15 miles: GREENWOOD (506 CARROLTON AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cruger:

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 71 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)

Private high school in Cruger:

CRUGER TCHULA ACADEMY (Students: 321; Location: PO BOX 130 84 DEPOT STREET; Grades: PK - 12)

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Church in Cruger: Cruger Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.6%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.3%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	44.7%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	17.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cruger, MS

Cruger compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Cruger mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%) Utility gas (18%) Electricity (10%)

Religion statistics for Cruger

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	60.3%	31.1%	3.7%	1.4%	0.8%
Congregations	33.3%	35.0%	11.7%	6.7%	1.7%

Name	Catholic Church	Church of God of Prophecy	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%
Congregations	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	5.0%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$700
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,000
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$1,700
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$3,400

4.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.94%
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 Hinds County, MS	0.77% ($21,510 average AGI)
from Attala County, MS	0.47% ($29,400)
from Cook County, IL	0.41% ($23,115)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,912 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
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 Hinds County, MS	1.07% ($23,957 average AGI)
to Madison County, MS	0.79% ($26,980)
to Attala County, MS	0.76% ($24,633)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cruger:

WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKXG (1540 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGRM (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WELZ (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cruger:

WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAGR-FM (102.5 FM; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQJQ (105.1 FM; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBYP (107.1 FM; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
WONA-FM (95.1 FM; WINONA, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cruger:

WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Cruger fatal accident list:
Sep 8, 1978 09:25 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

RUBEN C HUGHES, 6.52 Mi At 103 Degrees From, Type: Tower, Structure height: 131 m, Overall height: 132 m, , Licensee ID: L00221637
Registrant: Team Broadcasting, Inc., 503 Ione Street, Greenwood, MS 38930, Phone: (601) 453-1646

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Hwy 49 3 Mi W, Call Sign: KJZ261
Assigned Frequencies : 463.850 MHz, 463.850 MHz, 468.850 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2002, Expiration Date: 11/24/2012, Certifier: James T Thomas
Registrant: Jtt Farms, Inc., 2315 Egypt Road, Cruger, MS 38924, Phone: (662) 453-6674, Fax: (662) 453-5762
2 1/2 Mi Sw Off Hwy 49e, Call Sign: KNDH438
Assigned Frequencies : 31.6000 MHz
Grant Date: 10/09/2002, Expiration Date: 07/23/2012
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 11

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Cruger, MS

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