Kossuth, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 174. Population change since 2000: +2.4%

Males: 91	(52.4%)
Females: 83	(47.6%)

Median resident age:	45.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip code: 38834

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,914 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Kossuth:	$47,914
Mississippi:	$37,790

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,139

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $107,939 (it was $72,000 in 2000)

Kossuth:	$107,939
Mississippi:	$99,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $221,975; Detached houses: $233,227; Mobile homes: $26,500

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Races in Kossuth:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Hispanic (3.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Kossuth: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.5%), English (11.2%), Irish (10.6%), German (5.9%), Scottish (2.9%), Dutch (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 0.96 square miles.

Population density: 181 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Kossuth

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kossuth village

Never married: 10.7%
Now married: 80.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 3.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.2%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in May 2009.

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

Kossuth:	0.3% ($250)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Kossuth satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (53.4 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (77.0 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (484.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Corinth, MS (2.9 miles ), Rienzi, MS (3.2 miles ), Jumpertown, MS (3.4 miles ), Guys, TN (3.4 miles ), Farmington, MS (3.5 miles ), Glen, MS (3.6 miles ), Ramer, TN (3.7 miles ), Eastview, TN (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 34.87 N, Longitude: 88.64 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -75 (-30.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
Water transportation (8%)
Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Computer and electronic products (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (7%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
Financial managers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)
Other healthcare support occupations (7%)

Average climate in Kossuth, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Kossuth, Mississippi average temperatures

Kossuth, Mississippi average precipitation

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Kossuth-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Kossuth village center killed 58 people and injured 795 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1970, a category 4 tornado 22.9 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 78 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Kossuth-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 92.2 miles away from Kossuth center
On 6/2/2005 at 11:35:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 MB, 3.9 MW, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/27/1995 at 19:51:10, a magnitude 3.8 (3.0 MD, 3.8 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1992 at 03:06:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 7.8 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from Kossuth 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 87.5 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 37.8 miles away from Kossuth center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Kossuth:

MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles; CORINTH, MS)
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 17 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RIPLEY, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Kossuth, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kossuth:

NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 54 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
UNION UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 59 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)

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Churches in Kossuth include: Kossuth Missionary Baptist Church (A), Kossuth United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wallace Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kossuth and their reported violations in the past:

KOSSUTH W/A #1 (Population served: 4167, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)

KOSSUTH W/A #3-PINE MOUNTAIN (Population served: 1173, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)

KOSSUTH W/A #2-BETHLEHEM (Population served: 692, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	78.1%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	3.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	1.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Kossuth compared to Mississippi state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Kossuth mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%) Electricity (22%) Utility gas (14%) Wood (8%)

Religion statistics for Kossuth

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.71%

Here		72.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	63.2%	12.1%	9.0%	3.6%	3.3%
Congregations	34.4%	16.1%	21.5%	2.2%	5.4%

Name	American Baptist Association	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other
Adherents	2.6%	2.4%	1.1%	0.6%	2.0%
Congregations	2.2%	3.2%	1.1%	2.2%	11.8%

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	0	$0		6	$1,000
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$1,000

Kossuth government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $12,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000

5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,169 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.93%
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 Prentiss County, MS	0.95% ($22,726 average AGI)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.67% ($24,413)
from Tippah County, MS	0.36% ($26,875)

5.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.31%
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 Prentiss County, MS	0.61% ($28,279 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN	0.52% ($35,310)
to Tishomingo County, MS	0.46% ($24,706)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kossuth:

WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCMA (1230 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKCU (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WBIP (1400 AM; 1 kW; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING SERVICES OF MS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kossuth:

WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFXO (104.9 FM; IUKA, MS; Owner: BILLY R. MCLAIN)
WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
WBIP-FM (99.3 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WSIB (93.9 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM INC)
WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)

TV broadcast stations around Kossuth:

W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W46CE (Channel 46; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W32BG (Channel 32; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W28BO (Channel 28; ACTON, TN; Owner: NORMAN CLOUTIER)
W69DB (Channel 69; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W51CG (Channel 51; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
W56DA (Channel 56; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53AF (Channel 53; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
W06AW (Channel 6; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 2,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 232
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 4,350

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Allentown Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 112.4 m, Overall height: 112.4 m
Registrant: Century Cellunet Of Mississippi Rsa #2, Inc. Dba , 100 Century Park Drive, Monroe, LA 71202, Phone: (318) 388-9500, Email:
Jerri L Janjua, Ashland Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 124.6 m, Overall height: 124.6 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Claudine Chisley, Allentown Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 112.4 m, Overall height: 112.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00000860
Registrant: Century Cellunet Of Mississippi Rsa #2, Inc. Dba , 100 Century Park Drive, Monroe, LA 71203, Phone: (318) 388-9718, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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