Jumpertown, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 407. Population change since 2000: +0.7%

Males: 192	(47.3%)
Females: 215	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,908 (it was $21,471 in 2000)

Jumpertown:	$25,908
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,107

Jumpertown:	$15,107
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,985 (it was $41,300 in 2000)

Jumpertown:	$61,985
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,205; Detached houses: $78,719; Townhouses or other attached units: $56,880; Mobile homes: $32,500

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Races in Jumpertown:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Black (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jumpertown: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.6%), Irish (14.6%), English (6.4%), German (3.0%), Danish (1.7%), West Indian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 589 feet

Land area: 1.81 square miles.

Population density: 225 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Jumpertown

High school or higher: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jumpertown town

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 16.1%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
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:

Jumpertown:	0.6% ($266)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (64.5 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (79.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (485.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Booneville, MS (2.5 miles ), Rienzi, MS (2.9 miles ), Kossuth, MS (3.4 miles) , Dumas, MS (3.5 miles ), Baldwyn, MS (3.7 miles ), Ripley, MS (4.1 miles ), Glen, MS (4.1 miles ), Corinth, MS (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.71 N, Longitude: 88.66 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

Jumpertown household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+15.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Plastics and rubber products (19%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Wood products (4%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Computer and electronic products (24%)
Health care (13%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Carpenters (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Average climate in Jumpertown, Mississippi

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Jumpertown, Mississippi average temperatures

Jumpertown, Mississippi average precipitation

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Jumpertown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Jumpertown 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 26.7 miles away from the town center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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

On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Jumpertown center
On 4/3/1992 at 03:06:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 7.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/29/1990 at 19:34:59, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 8.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.8 miles away from Jumpertown center
On 11/6/1994 at 12:50:38, a magnitude 3.1 (2.7 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/28/2000 at 11:32:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Jumpertown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jumpertown:

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; CORINTH, MS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jumpertown:

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 56 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 59 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)

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Churches in Jumpertown include: Crossroads Church (A), Jumpertown Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Jumpertown Cemetery (1), Morton Chapel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.4%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	24.5%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jumpertown, MS

Jumpertown compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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

Jumpertown mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for Jumpertown

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	55.4%	21.4%	11.9%	3.7%	2.2%
Congregations	31.7%	20.7%	22.0%	8.5%	1.2%

Name	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.5%	0.7%
Congregations	3.7%	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	7.3%

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	$1,506	$18,072	6	$1,125
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$899
Totals for Government	1	$1,506	$18,072	7	$2,024

Jumpertown government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $34,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $51,000
Financial Administration: $39,000

Police Protection: $11,000

Fire Protection: $11,000

Sewerage: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $432,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $388,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $44,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $15,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000
All Other: $1,000
Tax - Property: $10,000
Public Utilities: $7,000

NEC: $2,000

Motor Vehicle License: $0

Other Selective Sales: $0

Total General Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
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 Lee County, MS	1.32% ($25,009 average AGI)
from Alcorn County, MS	0.84% ($28,279)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.33% ($21,630)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,153 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
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 Lee County, MS	1.46% ($28,118 average AGI)
to Alcorn County, MS	1.30% ($22,726)
to Tishomingo County, MS	0.31% ($26,480)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jumpertown:

WBIP (1400 AM; 1 kW; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES OF MS, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WFTO (1330 AM; 5 kW; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jumpertown:

WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WBIP-FM (99.3 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFXO (104.9 FM; IUKA, MS; Owner: BILLY R. MCLAIN)
WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)

TV broadcast stations around Jumpertown:

WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W53AF (Channel 53; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
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)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
W20BJ (Channel 20; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W27CL (Channel 27; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W43BH (Channel 43; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
W32BG (Channel 32; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69DB (Channel 69; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W28BO (Channel 28; ACTON, TN; Owner: NORMAN CLOUTIER)
W51CG (Channel 51; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
W56DA (Channel 56; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

3.75 Miles W Of, Call Sign: KNKN623
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

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