Falkner, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 205. Population change since 2000: -2.8%

Males: 109	(53.3%)
Females: 96	(46.7%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38629.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,692 (it was $28,750 in 2000)

Falkner:	$34,692
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,547 (it was $55,000 in 2000)

Falkner:	$82,547
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,121; Detached houses: $96,505; In 2-unit structures: $99,420; Mobile homes: $28,462

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Races in Falkner:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Black (0.9%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Falkner: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.1%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), German (2.8%), English (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 460 feet

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 193 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Falkner

High school or higher: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 45.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falkner town

Never married: 12.4%
Now married: 67.6%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 8.2%

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:

Falkner:	0.5% ($258)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (55.0 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (61.8 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (472.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Walnut, MS (2.7 miles ), Ripley, MS (2.8 miles ), Blue Mountain, MS (3.6 miles ), Ashland, MS (3.7 miles ), Middleton, TN (3.9 miles ), Dumas, MS (3.9 miles ), Kossuth, MS (4.1 miles) , Saulsbury, TN (4.1 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.84 N, Longitude: 88.93 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+20.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (31%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
Leather and allied products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Furniture and related products (21%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Health care (8%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Printing workers (6%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Business operations specialists (5%)

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Average climate in Falkner, Mississippi

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Falkner-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 152% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Falkner 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 12.9 miles away from the town center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Falkner:

TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; CORINTH, MS)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 25 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Falkner, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falkner:

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 58 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)

Public high schools in Falkner:

FALKNER HIGH SCHOOL (Location: HIGHWAY 15 N)
FALKNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: HIGHWAY 15 N; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

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Churches in Falkner include: Falkner Baptist Church (A), Falkner Methodist Church (B), Falkner Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: West Prong Muddy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Falkner that have no violations reported:

BLACKJACK DEVELOPMENT ASSN (Population served: 513, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.1%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.5%
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: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falkner, MS

2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Falkner compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Falkner (2009 data):

CB&S Bank, Inc.: The Bank Of Falkner Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2008-03-06: Bank assets: $1,339.3 mil, Deposits: $1,061.4 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)

Religon statistics for Falkner

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	68.3%	13.6%	6.5%	3.4%	2.1%
Congregations	39.0%	24.4%	9.8%	7.3%	4.9%

Name	Catholic Church	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.3%	1.0%	0.6%	1.2%
Congregations	1.2%	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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,167	$26,004	6	$802
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$300
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,440	$17,280	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,306	$25,836	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$7,913	$23,739	7	$1,102

Falkner government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $15,000
All Other: $2,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $21,000
General: $6,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $121,000
Financial Administration: $75,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Sewerage: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
Water Utilities: $6,000

Highways: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $670,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $643,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $58,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $330,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $188,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $128,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
All Other: $1,000

Highways: $1,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $40,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

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 Falkner:

WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCSA (1260 AM; 1 kW; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KEYBOARD BROADCASTING COMMUNICATION)
WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falkner:

WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, 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)
WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)
WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Falkner:

WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W46CE (Channel 46; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
W53AF (Channel 53; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $822,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,240
Total average daily truck traffic: 98
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,860

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 150 County Road 347 (Ms13311-A), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Town Hall Bldg, Call Sign: KNBL301, Licensee ID: L00370375
Assigned Frequencies : 154.160 MHz, 154.310 MHz
Grant Date: 06/26/2001, Expiration Date: 08/21/2011
Registrant: Falkner, Town Of, Falkner, MS 38629, Phone: (601) 837-4940

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KD5SBC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00500873
Grant Date: 04/15/2002, Expiration Date: 04/15/2012, Certifier: Thomas A Lindsey
Registrant: Thomas A Lindsey, 240 Cr 240, Falkner, MS 38629
Call Sign: KE5KBG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01184371
Grant Date: 08/21/2006, Expiration Date: 08/21/2016, Certifier: James R Jackson Iii
Registrant: James R Jackson Iii, 560 Cr 339, Falkner, MS 38629

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 38020 , Serial Number: TH-1208, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 11/18/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Wmc Parker & Associates LLC, 24551 Highway 370, Falkner, MS 38629
Aircraft: BEECH B300 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 19, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 827HB , Serial Number: FL-129, Year manufactured: 1995, Airworthiness Date: 12/14/1995
Registrant (Corporation): Hill Brothers Leasing Co Inc, 20831 Highway 15, Falkner, MS 38629
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 837HB , Serial Number: 27-7954021, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 12/08/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Hill Brothers Contruction Co Inc, 20831 Hwy 15, Falkner, MS 38629

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 41

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