Morgan City, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 282. Population change since 2000: -6.2%

Males: 134	(43.9%)
Females: 171	(56.1%)

Leflore County

Median resident age:	27.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38946.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,000 (it was $19,219 in 2000)

Morgan City	$19,000
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,900 (it was $36,100 in 2000)

Morgan City	$36,900
Mississippi:	$82,700

Morgan City, MS residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Morgan City:

Black (83.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (16.4%)
Hispanic (3.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Morgan City: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 123 feet

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 505 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Morgan City

High school or higher: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 26.7%
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morgan City town

Never married: 50.7%
Now married: 22.4%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 12.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
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:

Morgan City:	0.8% ($284)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (73.9 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (123.0 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (426.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Itta Bena, MS (8.3 miles ), Cruger, MS (8.9 miles ), Sidon, MS (9.9 miles ), Moorhead, MS (11.7 miles ), Greenwood, MS (14.9 miles ), Tchula, MS (16.3 miles ), Belzoni, MS (16.6 miles ), Inverness, MS (16.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.38 N, Longitude: 90.35 W

Morgan City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +164 (+116.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Food (6%)
Warehousing and storage (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Food (23%)
Health care (20%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Furniture and related products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (24%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (21%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (30%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (20%)
Food processing workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Morgan City races chart

Average climate in Morgan City, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Morgan City, Mississippi average temperatures

Morgan City, Mississippi average precipitation

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Morgan City-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1971, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Morgan City town 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 22.1 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Morgan City:

GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BELZONI, MS)
SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; INDIANOLA, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Morgan City, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morgan City:

MID DELTA RGNL (about 45 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID: GLH)
JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 90 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Morgan City:

GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 20 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; ID: GWO)
BELZONI MUNI (about 20 miles; BELZONI, MS; ID: 1M2)
INDIANOLA MUNI (about 24 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID: IDL)

Amtrak station near Morgan City:

16 miles: GREENWOOD (506 CARROLTON AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morgan City:

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 74 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)

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Church in Morgan City: Morgan City Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.6%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	42.6%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	24.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Morgan City compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income significantly 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 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.
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

Morgan City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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		1	$200
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$200

Morgan City government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $11,000
Fire Protection: $2,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $4,000
Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,245 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
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 Carroll County, MS	0.61% ($22,844 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	0.33% ($21,765)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.31% ($24,188)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,135 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
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 Carroll County, MS	0.71% ($28,773 average AGI)
to Shelby County, TN	0.62% ($25,439)
to Grenada County, MS	0.40% ($27,762)

Strongest AM radio stations in Morgan City:

WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WABG (960 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: GREENWOOD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGRM (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WELZ (1460 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKXG (1540 AM; 1 kW; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morgan City:

WYMX (99.1 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAO-FM (90.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WGNL (104.3 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVSD (91.7 FM; ITTA BENA, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGNG (106.3 FM; TCHULA, MS; Owner: TEAM BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTCD (96.9 FM; INDIANOLA, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGRM-FM (93.9 FM; GREENWOOD, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAGR-FM (102.5 FM; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WBYP (107.1 FM; BELZONI, MS; Owner: ZOO-BEL BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Morgan City:

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)

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