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Notable locations in Forest: Scott County Courthouse (A), Bienville District Ranger Office (B), Bienville Work Center (C), Forest City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Village Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Forest include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Covenant Presbyterian Church (B), Forest Baptist Church (C), Forest Methodist Church (D), Forest Presbyterian Church (E), New Hope Church (F), New Bethel Church (G), New Bethal Church (H), Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Eastern Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gordy Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Forest: Bienville Pines Scenic Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Forest Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Days Inn (1280 Highway 35 South), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1275 Highway 35 South), Comfort Inn (1250 Highway 35 South), Forest Motel (Highway 80 West), Apple Tree Inn (1846 Highway 35 South), Comfort Inn Forest (1250 Sr 35 South).
Courts: Scott County - Human Services Department- Youth Court Counselor (521 Airport Road), Scott County - Circuit Court Reporter (Court House), Scott County - Justice Court (Court House).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest and their reported violations in the past:
CITY OF FOREST (Population served: 5987, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forest that have no violations reported:
- HOMEWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1962, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 23.5% | | Whole state: | 19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest, MS
People in group quarters in Forest
- 54 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 27 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 27 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 14 people in state prisons
Forest 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Forest (2009 data):
- Community Bank of Mississippi: Community Bank Of Mississippi at 323 East Third Street, branch established on 1905-08-14. Info updated 2008-04-16: Bank assets: $644.9 mil, Deposits: $562.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares Of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- The Bank of Forest: The Bank Of Forest at 211 West Third Street, branch established on 1900-03-27. Info updated 2007-05-21: Bank assets: $143.0 mil, Deposits: $116.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Forest Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: Forest Branch at 326 West 3rd Street, branch established on 1937-06-28. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi: Forest Branch at 247 Woodland Drive North, branch established on 1972-12-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $765.4 mil, Deposits: $546.9 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, MS, positive income, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Holding Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest, Mississippi
- Comfort Inn - Forest, 1250 Hwy 35 S, Forest, MS 39074, Phone: (601) 469-2100, Fax: (601) 469-2100
- Best Western - Forest, I-20 At Hwy 35 500TH, Forest, MS 39074, Phone: (601) 469-2640, Fax: (601) 469-3077
- Days Inn - Forest, 1280 Hwy 35 S, Forest, MS 39074, Phone: (601) 469-2500, Fax: (601) 469-1465
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1275 Hwy 35 S, Forest, MS 39074, Phone: (601) 469-8288, Fax: (601) 469-5454
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Forest, Mississippi
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Forest
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 65.6% | 19.1% | 5.6% | 2.2% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 46.3% | 22.0% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
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| Name | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 13.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,977 | $23,862 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
8 | $17,481 | $26,222 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $6,054 | $24,216 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $30,525 | $30,525 | 4 | $2,759 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $9,425 | $22,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
8 | $17,220 | $25,830 | 6 | $1,036 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $7,662 | $22,986 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,904 | $22,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $15,342 | $20,456 | 1 | $691 |
| Sewerage |
11 | $25,276 | $27,574 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $6,130 | $24,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $20,847 | $25,016 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,868 | $35,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
78 | $167,711 | $25,802 | 11 | $4,486 |
Forest government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $257,000
All Other: $15,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $2,805,000
Water Utilities: $1,000,000
Police Protection: $778,000
Regular Highways: $737,000
Solid Waste Management: $228,000
Parks & Recreation: $227,000
Central Staff Services: $194,000
Financial Administration: $194,000
Fire Protection: $159,000
General Public Buildings: $5,000
Air Transportation: $2,000
General - Other: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $721,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $132,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $10,305,000
Water Utilities: $4,517,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $175,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,925,000
Water Utilities: $3,848,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $380,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $494,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $845,000
General Revenue, NEC: $167,000
Property Sale Other: $16,000
Special Assessments: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $47,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
General Public Building: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,420,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,979,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,578,000
All Other: $31,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
- Tax - Property: $432,000
Public Utilities: $300,000
NEC: $19,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,137,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $271,000
5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,949 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.33% | | 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:
5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,405 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | 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 Forest:
- WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
- WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
- WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forest:
- WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
- WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZKS (104.1 FM; UNION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMSO (97.9 FM; NEWTON, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCKK (98.3 FM; CARTHAGE, MS; Owner: JOHNNY BOSWELL RADIO LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Forest:
- WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
- W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
- WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W46CL (Channel 46; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52DE (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W65DE (Channel 65; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52CS (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W59DE (Channel 59; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53CE (Channel 53; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W34CH (Channel 34; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Forest, Mississippi:
- Fatal accident count: 33
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 48
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 34
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 71
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Mississippi average:
- Fatal accident count: 79
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
- Fatalities: 87
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
See more detailed statistics of Forest fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $1,190,000
Total average daily traffic: 57,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,202
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 86,100
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Forest)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Forest, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- STATION, 3000 Ft S Of Us Hwy 80 3.5 Mi W Of Int Of Hwy 80 & St Hwy 35, Overall height: 111.3 m, Call Sign: WNTB207
Assigned Frequencies : 2134.80 MHz, 2141.20 MHz Grant Date: 03/07/2000, Expiration Date: 05/23/2010
Registrant: Phone: (601) 944-9393 - STATION, 20169 Hwy 80, Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WNTR401
Assigned Frequencies : 952.731 MHz, 928.731 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2008, Expiration Date: 05/18/2018
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- HOMEWOOD, South Side Of Morton-Marathon Rd., 0.5 Mi West Of Mississippi Hwy 35, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Call Sign: WPON706
Assigned Frequencies : 6681.25 MHz Grant Date: 04/17/2000, Expiration Date: 04/17/2010, Certifier: Richard K Ashley Pe
Registrant: Mona Lee & Associates, LLC, 3730 Kirby Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77098, Phone: (832) 230-1809, Fax: (713) 831-6899, Email:
- Blossom Hill Rd, Structure height: 110 m, Call Sign: WHG410
Assigned Frequencies : 2093.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/19/1984, Expiration Date: 06/01/2013
Registrant: Wgbc-Tv, LLC, 1220 Red Oak Valley Court, Austin, TX 78732
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Forest)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Forest)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 168
- Hazardous Condition: 13
- Good Intent Call: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Forest, MS
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