Gunnison, Mississippi

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Population (year 2000): 633. Estimated population in July 2006: 602 (-4.9% change)

Males: 276	(43.6%)
Females: 357	(56.4%)

Bolivar County

Median resident age:	25.8 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38746.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,300 (it was $19,432 in 2000)

Gunnison	$19,300
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $32,000 (it was $31,300 in 2000)

Gunnison	$32,000
Mississippi:	$82,700

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Races in Gunnison:

Black (86.7%)
White Non-Hispanic (12.6%)

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Ancestries: Italian (2.7%), English (1.6%), Portuguese (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 155 feet

Land area: 0.97 square miles.

Population density: 618 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gunnison

High school or higher: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 20.4%
Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gunnison town

Never married: 49.3%
Now married: 26.1%
Separated: 5.0%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 9.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Gunnison, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gunnison to the number of sex offenders is 601 to 1.

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

Gunnison:	1.2% ($364)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (76.4 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (105.3 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (409.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rosedale, MS (8.3 miles ), Beulah, MS (10.8 miles ), Pace, MS (12.1 miles ), Shelby, MS (12.4 miles ), Winstonville, MS (13.5 miles ), Duncan, MS (15.3 miles ), Mound Bayou, MS (15.6 miles ), Merigold, MS (16.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.94 N, Longitude: 90.95 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+11.6%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Public administration (13%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Machinery (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (21%)
Health care (16%)
Public administration (14%)
Social assistance (8%)
Food (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Child care workers (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

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Average climate in Gunnison, Mississippi

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Gunnison, Mississippi average temperatures

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Gunnison-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Gunnison town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 tornado 22.4 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 16 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Gunnison:

BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CLEVELAND, MS)
NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 30 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gunnison:

MID DELTA RGNL (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID: GLH)
MEMPHIS INTL (about 102 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 103 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gunnison:

CLEVELAND MUNI (about 19 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID: RNV)
RULEVILLE-DREW (about 33 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
DE WITT MUNI (about 33 miles; DE WITT, AR; ID: 5M1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gunnison:

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 65 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 74 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)

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Court: Bolivar County - Justice Court Judge (801 Main).

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.3%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	47.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	18.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Gunnison compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Gunnison mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
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 Sunflower County, MS	0.73% ($22,220 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS	0.53% ($37,667)
from Shelby County, TN	0.39% ($34,182)

6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
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 Shelby County, TN	0.72% ($20,716 average AGI)
to Sunflower County, MS	0.69% ($24,641)
to Washington County, MS	0.48% ($25,981)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gunnison:

WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WDSK (1410 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS)
WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gunnison:

WMJW (107.5 FM; ROSEDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WDFX (98.3 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
WAID (106.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gunnison:

WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHCQ-LP (Channel 8; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DAVID ELLINGTON)

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