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Population in July 2008: 406. Population change since 2000: -0.5%

Males: 188	(46.3%)
Females: 218	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	34.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39092.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,188 (it was $28,333 in 2000)

Lake:	$34,188
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,024

Lake:	$16,024
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,983 (it was $39,300 in 2000)

Lake:	$58,983
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,120; Detached houses: $89,672; Townhouses or other attached units: $8,751; Mobile homes: $25,811

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Races in Lake:

Black (55.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (44.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.0%), Irish (9.6%), English (8.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), French Canadian (2.5%), German (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 1.10 square miles.

Population density: 368 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Lake

High school or higher: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 9.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake town

Never married: 32.2%
Now married: 49.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lake, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake to the number of sex offenders is 406 to 1.

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

Lake:	0.6% ($230)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (51.2 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (167.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (400.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Conehatta, MS (2.9 miles ), Forest, MS (3.0 miles ), Newton, MS (3.2 miles ), Decatur, MS (3.8 miles ), Sebastopol, MS (4.0 miles ), Montrose, MS (4.0 miles) , Hickory, MS (4.2 miles ), Morton, MS (4.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $117,400
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: 32.34 N, Longitude: 89.33 W

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: -150 (-26.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Furniture and related products (16%)
Food (14%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Mining (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (19%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Construction (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other transportation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)

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Average climate in Lake, Mississippi

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Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 206% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the Lake town center killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 tornado 9.4 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lake-area historical earthquake activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 84.1 miles away from Lake center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from Lake center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake:

SE LACKEY CAH AND SWING-BED (about 12 miles; FOREST, MS)
NEWTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NEWTON, MS)
SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MORTON, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake:

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 53 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 82 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)

Public high school in Lake:

LAKE ATTENDANCE CENTER (Location: 24442 HIGHWAY 80; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Public elementary/middle school in Lake:

LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1770 EAST SCOTT ROAD)

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Churches in Lake include: First Baptist Church (A), Lake Holiness Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

HIGH HILL WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 516, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

LAKE WATER WORKS (Population served: 408, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-09-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.5%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	21.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake, MS

Lake compared to Mississippi state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Lake (2009 data):

Newton County Bank: Lake Branch at Front Street, branch established on 1944-03-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $153.0 mil, Deposits: $129.3 mil, headquarters in Newton, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Newton County Bancorporation, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Lake

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Independent Associations and Unaffiliated Churches Landmark Missionary Baptist	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	65.6%	19.1%	5.6%	2.2%	1.7%
Congregations	46.3%	22.0%	2.4%	1.2%	2.4%

Name	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.9%
Congregations	1.2%	4.9%	3.7%	2.4%	13.4%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$3,444
Police Protection - Officers	2	$10,770	$64,620	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$10,770	$64,620	7	$3,444

Lake government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $13,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $25,000
Police Protection: $22,000

Water Utilities: $20,000

Financial Administration: $15,000

Sewerage: $10,000

General - Other: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $24,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $33,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $31,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $17,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
Other, NEC: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $8,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $236,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $65,000
All Other: $11,000

Gas Utilities: $0
Tax - Property: $14,000
Total General Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,949 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
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 Rankin County, MS	1.08% ($30,140 average AGI)
from Hinds County, MS	0.48% ($22,114)
from Newton County, MS	0.44% ($21,780)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,405 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
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 Rankin County, MS	1.14% ($38,245 average AGI)
to Leake County, MS	0.54% ($19,760)
to Newton County, MS	0.50% ($19,255)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake:

WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIZK (1570 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BAY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: M. JEROME HUGHEY)
WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake:

WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WMBU (89.1 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WZKS (104.1 FM; UNION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMSO (97.9 FM; NEWTON, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lake:

WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W46CL (Channel 46; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W52DE (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W65DE (Channel 65; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
W52CS (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W59DE (Channel 59; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53CE (Channel 53; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W34CH (Channel 34; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W20BS (Channel 20; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W36BY (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W43BM (Channel 43; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W50BQ (Channel 50; MERIDIAN, ETC., MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

Lake fatal accident list:
Sep 15, 1990 09:40 AM, Lake-Norri, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Lake Cell Site 1341 Old Sawmill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN619
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2009
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Edward G Roach, 1382 Loop Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.6 m
Lisa M Minney, 1322 Loop Road, Scott County, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
5189 Lake Norris Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Overall height: 158 m
Registrant: Moody Bible Institute, Dixons Mills, AL 36736, Phone: (334) 992-2425, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Us Hwy 80 W, Call Sign: KNHL742
Assigned Frequencies : 35.1200 MHz
Grant Date: 11/25/2003, Expiration Date: 12/12/2013, Certifier: Larry Franklin
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510
Lat: 32.235361 Lon: -89.372417, Call Sign: WQJB263
Assigned Frequencies : 464.325 MHz, 467.137 MHz, 468.725 MHz, 469.575 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/2008, Expiration Date: 07/12/2018, Certifier: David A Tessin
Registrant: Fox Ridge Communications Inc., 122 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-7991, Fax: (717) 334-5656, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KB5NVZ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/02/1990, Expiration Date: 10/02/2000, Cancelation Date: 10/03/2002
Registrant: Soule J Wilkinson Jr, Rt 1 Box 150a, Lake, MS 39092
Call Sign: KB5ZRJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00642553
Grant Date: 02/25/2003, Expiration Date: 04/06/2013
Registrant: Rebecca L Owens, 1239 Hwy 489, Lake, MS 39092
Call Sign: KC5BDZ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/08/1993, Expiration Date: 06/08/2003, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2005
Registrant: David L Smith, Lake, MS 39092
Call Sign: KC5EE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00598268
Grant Date: 03/17/2006, Expiration Date: 06/06/2016
Registrant: David F Owens, 1239 Hwy 489, Lake, MS 39092
Call Sign: KC5HHV, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/08/1994, Expiration Date: 06/21/2004, Cancelation Date: 10/03/2001
Registrant: Lonnie T Waltman, Rt 1 Box 144, Lake, MS 39092
Call Sign: KE5WD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01148592
Grant Date: 05/09/2006, Expiration Date: 05/09/2016
Registrant: Harold C Laird, 7676 Old Hwy 80, Lake, MS 39092-9646

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 19

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