Gunnison, Mississippi

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Bolivar County

Population in July 2007: 590. Population change since 2000: -6.6%

Males: 257	(43.6%)
Females: 333	(56.4%)

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

Zip codes: 38746.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,448 (it was $19,432 in 2000)

Gunnison:	$23,448
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $41,724 (it was $27,800 in 2000)

Gunnison:	$41,724
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $46,580; Detached houses: $53,050; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $36,224; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Gunnison:

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

2008 cost of living index in Gunnison: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 607 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 590 to 1.

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

Gunnison:	1.3% ($364)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (64.5 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (98.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (346.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Rosedale, MS (2.8 miles ), Shelby, MS (3.2 miles ), Beulah, MS (3.3 miles ), Winstonville, MS (3.4 miles ), Pace, MS (3.4 miles ), Mound Bayou, MS (3.6 miles ), Duncan, MS (3.7 miles ), Merigold, MS (3.8 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

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Gunnison, Mississippi average temperatures

Gunnison, Mississippi average precipitation

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Gunnison-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 132% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Gunnison town center injured 48 people and caused $4 million in damages.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 tornado 18.8 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 9 miles; CLEVELAND, MS)
NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 27 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; RULEVILLE, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Gunnison, MS

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 44 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 56 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 62 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 86 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)

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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 2007:

This town:	47.9%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	18.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gunnison, MS

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

School Enrollment by Level of School

Gunnison mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%) Electricity (16%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (3%)

Religon statistics for Gunnison

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents	52.5%	13.8%	8.6%	7.6%	2.6%
Congregations	29.9%	22.4%	7.5%	7.5%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Church of the Nazarene	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.9%	1.8%	1.8%	7.1%
Congregations	4.5%	3.0%	3.0%	1.5%	19.4%

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
Financial Administration	1	$360	$4,320	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$478	$5,736	1	$938
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$331
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,956	$23,472	1	$530
Firefighters	1	$1,747	$20,964	1	$283
Streets and Highways	1	$254	$3,048	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,958	$23,496	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$6,753	$13,506	4	$2,082

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)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCLD (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)

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.)
WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WKDJ-FM (96.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)
WWUN-FM (101.5 FM; CLARKSDALE, MS; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

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)

Gunnison fatal accident list:
Mar 20, 1977 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 1, 1977 05:23 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 4, 1977 06:20 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Muayyad Mustafa, 127 Highway 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.9 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
Del Slone, 7501 Hwy 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
Registrant: Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., 1018 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ste 330, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Perthshire, 7501 Hwy 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.8 m, Call Sign: WQIC631
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 01/03/2018, Certifier: Victor H Meena
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: MAULE M-7-260C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4274K , Serial Number: 30008C, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1999
Registrant (Corporation): Found It Financial LLC, Po Box 300, Gunnison, MS 38746
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/05/1993
Aircraft: MAULE M-5-210C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5639N , Serial Number: 6206C, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 05/07/1980
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Po Box 300, Gunnison, MS 38746
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-6 SERIES (550 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 8524F , Serial Number: 602-1132, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 04/25/2005
Registrant (Corporation): Riverside Air LLC, 140 Perthshire Rd # A, Gunnison, MS 38746
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 09/20/1988

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12

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

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