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Bolivar County

Population in July 2007: 1,719.
Males: 993  (57.8%)
Females: 726  (42.2%)
Median resident age:  21.8 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39335.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,000 (it was $42,024 in 2000)
Meridian Station  $46,000
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $86,600 (it was $76,700 in 2000)
Meridian Station  $86,600
Mississippi:  $96,000

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Races in Meridian Station:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.7%)
  • Black (26.6%)
  • Hispanic (8.1%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • Filipino (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Meridian Station: 98.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (14.2%), United States (14.2%), Irish (7.5%), French (6.4%), English (5.1%), Subsaharan African (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 141 feet

Land area: 2.82 square miles.

Population density: 610 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Meridian Station

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 12.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meridian Station CDP

  • Never married: 39.8%
  • Now married: 55.1%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 2.0%

85 residents are foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.6% Europe).

This place:  4.6%
Mississippi:  1.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Meridian Station:  1.0% ($733)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (87.5 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (141.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (502.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Marion, MS (8.8 miles ), Meridian, MS (13.2 miles ), Nellieburg, MS (14.5 miles ), De Kalb, MS (15.5 miles ), Collinsville, MS (15.8 miles ), Cuba, AL (18.9 miles ), Scooba, MS (22.1 miles ), York, AL (22.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.55 N, Longitude: 88.62 W


625 people in military barracks, etc.

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Most common industries for males:
  • Printing and related support activities (24%)
  • Vending machine operators (17%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (14%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
  • Financial managers (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Child care workers (10%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)


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Meridian Station-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Meridian Station place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1986, a category 4 tornado 11.0 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Meridian Station:
  • ALLIANCE HEALTH CENTER (about 11 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)
  • JEFF ANDERSON REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 15 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)
  • RILEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MERIDIAN, MS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meridian Station:
  • KEY FIELD (about 19 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
  • GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 63 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 76 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meridian Station:
  • MALLARD (about 25 miles; YORK, AL; ID: 23A)
  • CLARKE COUNTY (about 33 miles; QUITMAN, MS; ID: 23M)
  • UNION MUNI (about 36 miles; UNION, MS; ID: 31M)

Amtrak station near Meridian Station:
  • 14 miles: MERIDIAN (1901 FRONT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meridian Station:
  • MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 68 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 89 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)

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Churches in Meridian Station include: Hickory Grove Church (A), Soules Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Maftin C Tant Lake (A), Caroline Lake (B), Helen Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.5 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  97.2%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Meridian Station compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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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 Meridian Station:
  • WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
  • WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
  • WNBN (1290 AM; 3 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FRANK RACKLEY, JR.)
  • WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFFX (1450 AM; 1 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Meridian Station:
  • WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMMZ (102.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WYYW (95.1 FM; MARION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMLV (106.9 FM; STONEWALL, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • W213AV (90.5 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WJXM (105.7 FM; DE KALB, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • W211BD (89.7 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKZB (93.5 FM; BUTLER, AL; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WMSO (97.9 FM; NEWTON, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Meridian Station:
  • W50BQ (Channel 50; MERIDIAN, ETC., MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGBC (Channel 30; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED)
  • WMDN (Channel 24; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: WMDN, INC.)
  • WTOK-TV (Channel 11; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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