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Sunflower County

Population in July 2008: 2,342. Population change since 2000: -9.0%
 

Males: 1,101  (47.0%)
Females: 1,241  (53.0%)

Median resident age:  22.0 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 38761.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,651 (it was $20,401 in 2000)
Moorhead:  $22,651
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,365
Moorhead:  $10,365
Mississippi:  $19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,728 (it was $43,800 in 2000)
Moorhead:  $64,728
Mississippi:  $96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,793; Detached houses: $66,725; Townhouses or other attached units: $40,062; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $43,921; Mobile homes: $26,136

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Races in Moorhead:

  • Black (79.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (20.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Moorhead: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (4.3%), Irish (3.1%), English (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 117 feet

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 1810 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Moorhead

  • High school or higher: 58.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 26.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moorhead city

  • Never married: 46.0%
  • Now married: 35.1%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 6.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Mississippi:  1.4%


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

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

Moorhead:  0.8% ($352)
Mississippi:  0.7% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (80.0 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (119.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (366.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Sunflower, MS (2.6 miles ), Indianola, MS (2.9 miles ), Inverness, MS (2.9 miles ), Morgan City, MS (3.2 miles ), Itta Bena, MS (3.3 miles ), Isola, MS (3.7 miles ), Doddsville, MS (3.8 miles) , Schlater, MS (4.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $13,400
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,300
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,300
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $20,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $20,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,500
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,500
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $51,700
  • 2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $42,900
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $32,600
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $62,500
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $108,500
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $55,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.45 N, Longitude: 90.50 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+7.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.71
US city average:  3.00

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Moorhead-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Moorhead city center killed 47 people and injured 510 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/9/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Moorhead-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.1 miles away from Moorhead center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Moorhead:
  • SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; INDIANOLA, MS)
  • GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS)

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Airports located in Moorhead:
Amtrak station near Moorhead:
  • 20 miles: GREENWOOD (506 CARROLTON AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

College/University in Moorhead:
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,486; Location: HWY 3 AND CHERRY ST; Public; Website: www.mdcc.cc.ms.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Moorhead:
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 77 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 85 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
Public high school in Moorhead:
Public elementary/middle school in Moorhead:
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Church in Moorhead: Saint Luke Church of God in Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  3.1 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.7%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.8%
Whole state:  4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  38.0%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  16.1%
Whole state:  9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Moorhead, MS


405 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)


Moorhead compared to Mississippi state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population 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 significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Moorhead (2009 data):
  • Regions Bank: Moorehead Branch at 917 West Delta, branch established on 1904-04-17. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Moorhead

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic Church
Adherents60.6%24.2%5.1%3.8%2.5%
Congregations36.0%24.0%8.0%10.0%4.0%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents1.3%0.7%0.5%0.4%0.9%
Congregations2.0%2.0%2.0%4.0%8.0%
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 1$2,684$32,2080$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,220$38,6405$5,846
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$638
Police Protection - Officers 5$9,611$23,0661$731
Firefighters 0$0 7$1,032
Streets and Highways 1$1,395$16,7400$0
Water Supply 6$8,783$17,5660$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$580
Totals for Government 14$25,693$22,02316$8,827



Moorhead government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $476,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $106,000
    All Other: $80,000
  • Construction - General: $14,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $532,000
    Police Protection: $220,000
    Financial Administration: $138,000
    Water Utilities: $102,000
    Solid Waste Management: $77,000
    Sewerage: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $422,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $458,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $515,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $620,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $450,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $28,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $658,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $159,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $175,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $200,000
    NEC: $45,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $463,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $27,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,924 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Bolivar County, MS  0.93% ($24,641 average AGI)
from Washington County, MS  0.58% ($22,429)
from Leflore County, MS  0.50% ($23,905)


6.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,043 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.57%
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 Bolivar County, MS  0.96% ($22,220 average AGI)
to Washington County, MS  0.65% ($24,982)
to Shelby County, TN  0.48% ($17,537)


Strongest AM radio stations in Moorhead:
  • WNLA (1380 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., 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)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGVM (1260 AM; 2 kW; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: MID-AMERICA BROADCASTING COMPANY,INC)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Moorhead:
  • WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WNLA-FM (105.5 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: SHAMROCK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDTL-FM (92.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKG (95.3 FM; DREW, MS; Owner: DELTA RADIO, INC.)
  • WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBYP (107.1 FM; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAGR-FM (102.5 FM; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
  • WIQQ (102.3 FM; LELAND, MS; Owner: THE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCLD-FM (103.9 FM; CLEVELAND, MS; Owner: RADIO CLEVELAND, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Moorhead:
  • WABG-TV (Channel 6; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WMAO-TV (Channel 23; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WXVT (Channel 15; GREENVILLE, MS; Owner: SAGA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K53FB (Channel 53; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Moorhead, Mississippi:
  • Fatal accident count: 2
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Mississippi average:
  • Fatal accident count: 79
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
  • Fatalities: 87
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Moorhead fatal accident list:
Feb 22, 2007 02:15 AM, Olive St, Lat: 33.449761, Lon: -90.505536, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 16, 1981 03:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $464,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,610
Total average daily truck traffic: 332
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 9,915

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3
  • Edward G Roach, 1928 Hwy 82 East, Type: Tower, Structure height: 108.8 m, Overall height: 109.7 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, 801 Johnny Russell, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Del Slone, 497-T Moorhead Belzoni Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
    Registrant: Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., 1018 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ste 330, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Moorhead, 497-T Moorhead Belzoni Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m, Call Sign: WQIC641
    Assigned Frequencies : 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 01/03/2018, Certifier: Victor H Meena
    Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Chartered, 1650 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1500, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8665, Fax: (703) 584-8695, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC5LIY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00917361
    Grant Date: 09/14/2004, Expiration Date: 12/13/2014, Certifier: Clay Sheffield
    Registrant: Clay Sheffield, 97 N Sheffield Rd, Moorhead, MS 38761


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: BEECH P35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7000Q , Serial Number: D-7000, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 06/12/1962
    Registrant (Corporation): Kroeker Flying Service Inc, 11 Kroeker Rd, Moorhead, MS 38761


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 23
  • Hazardous Condition: 2
  • Service Call: 5
  • Good Intent Call: 3

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