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Benton County

Population in July 2008: 556. Population change since 2000: -1.6%
 

Males: 245  (44.1%)
Females: 311  (55.9%)

Median resident age:  30.6 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38633.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,130 (it was $24,141 in 2000)
Hickory Flat:  $29,130
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,443
Hickory Flat:  $15,443
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,892 (it was $49,900 in 2000)
Hickory Flat:  $74,892
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,243; Detached houses: $84,186; In 2-unit structures: $57,559; Mobile homes: $48,056

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Races in Hickory Flat:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.0%)
  • Black (12.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Hickory Flat: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (21.4%), United States (19.6%), German (3.4%), Irish (3.0%), Dutch (2.1%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 420 feet

Land area: 0.92 square miles.

Population density: 602 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Hickory Flat

  • High school or higher: 58.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hickory Flat town

  • Never married: 16.4%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
Mississippi:  1.4%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Hickory Flat, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hickory Flat to the number of sex offenders is 139 to 1.

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

Hickory Flat:  0.5% ($272)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
Hickory Flat satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (56.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (454.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Myrtle, MS (2.4 miles ), Potts Camp, MS (2.6 miles ), Blue Mountain, MS (3.2 miles ), New Albany, MS (3.7 miles ), Snow Lake Shores, MS (3.8 miles ), Ashland, MS (3.9 miles ), Ripley, MS (4.0 miles ), Holly Springs, MS (4.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $40,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 34.62 N, Longitude: 89.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (15%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Religious workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)



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Average climate in Hickory Flat, Mississippi

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Hickory Flat-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the Hickory Flat town center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/3/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the town center caused $450,000 in damages.


Hickory Flat-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from Hickory Flat center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Hickory Flat center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 9/17/1997 at 18:16:31, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from Hickory Flat center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hickory Flat topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Hickory Flat:
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 15 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
  • TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
  • ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 19 miles; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Hickory Flat, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hickory Flat:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 55 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 60 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 60 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Hickory Flat:
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User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Hickory Flat is home of actor, director, writer producer Joey Paul Gowdy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1909603 who was born in Oxford Mississippi but raised in Hickory Flat where he spends his free time when not working.

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.9%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.2%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  17.4%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  9.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hickory Flat, MS



Hickory Flat compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Hickory Flat (2009 data):
  • Merchants & Farmers Bank: Hickory Flat Branch at Highway 178, branch established on 1953-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.8 mil, Deposits: $67.4 mil, headquarters in Holly Springs, MS, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: M & F Bancorp, Inc.



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Hickory Flat mode of transportation to work chart



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (59%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Hickory Flat

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents71.8%15.7%9.4%1.5%1.5%
Congregations42.3%19.2%26.9%3.8%7.7%
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 0$0 1$806
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$725
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$100
Water Supply 2$3,455$20,7300$0
Totals for Government 2$3,455$20,7308$1,631



8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.33%
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:
from Marshall County, MS  1.68% ($27,111 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN  1.31% ($30,743)
from Tippah County, MS  0.82% ($29,682)


7.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.64%
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 Marshall County, MS  1.51% ($22,650 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN  1.28% ($23,529)
to DeSoto County, MS  1.09% ($45,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hickory Flat:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • 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.)
  • WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKRA (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: BILLY R. AUTRY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSAO (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SENATOBIA, MS; Owner: JESSE C. ROSS AND ERNESTINE A. ROSS)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hickory Flat:
  • WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)
  • WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
  • WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKRA-FM (92.7 FM; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: BILLY R. AUTRY)
  • WUMS (92.1 FM; UNIVERSITY, MS; Owner: STUDENT MEDIA CENTER OF THE U. OF MS)
  • WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WURC (88.1 FM; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: RUST COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WSEL-FM (96.7 FM; PONTOTOC, MS; Owner: OLLIE COLLINS, JR.)
  • WQLJ (93.7 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Hickory Flat:
  • WMAV-TV (Channel 18; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
  • WBII-LP (Channel 20; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: MID-SOUTH BROADCASTING)
  • WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)


Hickory Flat fatal accident list:
Dec 29, 1999 12:21 AM, Smeade St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 26, 1992 08:10 AM, Oak St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 9, 1979 02:35 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 190
Total average daily truck traffic: 15
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 219

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Route 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.8 m, Overall height: 128.9 m, Call Sign: KNKQ253
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/21/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • B Carter, 232 Rooker Road (#88605 / Hickory Flat), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 87.1 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770
  • Thomas F Riley, 0.03 Miles North Of Sr 2, 0.50 Miles East Of Jackson Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m, , Licensee ID: L01238615
    Registrant: Crossroads Wireless, Inc., 5 N. Mccormick Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127, Phone: (405) 694-2100, Email:
  • RICHARD C NATION, State Hwy 2 2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 61 m
    Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Ste. 500w, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Email:
  • MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, Route 1, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122.8 m, Overall height: 128.9 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • State Hwy 2 2 Mi N, Structure height: 61 m, Call Sign: WPDZ378
    Assigned Frequencies : 33.2600 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/09/1998, Expiration Date: 01/06/2004, Cancelation Date: 12/09/2003, Certifier: James C Coulter
    Registrant: Epec Communications Corporation, 1900 5th Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203, Phone: (205) 325-7328, Fax: (205) 325-3730, Email:
  • Railroad Milepost 545 3.2 Mi Nw, Structure height: 2 m, Call Sign: KTS702
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.695 MHz, 161.160 MHz, 161.430 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/07/2003, Expiration Date: 09/10/2013
    Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3
  • STATION, State Hwy 2, 2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNEK421
    Assigned Frequencies : 1875.00 MHz, 1885.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/02/1997, Expiration Date: 09/19/2000, Cancelation Date: 07/13/2000
    Registrant: Phone: (202) 223-9222
  • STATION, State Hwy 2 2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNTS845
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.168 MHz, 928.168 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/19/2008, Expiration Date: 10/07/2018
    Registrant: Epec Communication Corporation, 569 Brookwood Village Suite 501, Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 325-7328, Fax: (205) 325-3730, Email:
  • HICKORY FLA, 3.1 Mi E Of, Overall height: 90.2 m, Call Sign: KKA34
    Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Certifier: James J. R. Talbot
    Registrant: At&t Services Inc., 1400 I Street, Nw, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 326-8891, Fax: (832) 213-0300, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KC5YQX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01211005
    Grant Date: 11/08/2006, Expiration Date: 01/23/2017, Certifier: Jim W White
    Registrant: Jim W White, 1157 Lake Breeze, Hickory Flat, MS 38633
  • Call Sign: W4ZCD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00327898
    Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 05/21/2011
    Registrant: William A Peden, Hickory Flat, MS 38633
  • Call Sign: KE5TMX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01381235
    Grant Date: 03/19/2008, Expiration Date: 03/19/2018, Cancelation Date: 04/12/2008, Certifier: John F Wiginton
    Registrant: John F Wiginton, Hickory Flat, MS 38633
  • Call Sign: W0WIG, Previous Call Sign: KE5TMX, Licensee ID: L01381235
    Grant Date: 04/12/2008, Expiration Date: 04/12/2018, Certifier: John F Wiginton
    Registrant: John F Wiginton, Hickory Flat, MS 38633


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 100 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9915L , Serial Number: AA1B-0215, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/25/1973
    Registrant (Individual): Willie A Jr Cook, Rr 2 Box 30 B, Hickory Flat, MS 38633


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 12

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

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