Plantersville, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 1,210.

Males: 560	(46.3%)
Females: 650	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38862.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,474 (it was $26,333 in 2000)

Plantersville:	$31,474
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,083 (it was $58,200 in 2000)

Plantersville:	$81,083
Mississippi:	$96,000

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Races in Plantersville:

White Non-Hispanic (54.1%)
Black (42.4%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Plantersville: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (7.7%), English (4.5%), German (1.4%), French (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 1.44 square miles.

Population density: 838 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Plantersville

High school or higher: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
Unemployed: 9.7%
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plantersville town

Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 54.9%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 10.6%

14 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.2%
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:

Plantersville:	0.5% ($273)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (95.1 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (97.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (478.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Verona, MS (1.9 miles ), Tupelo, MS (2.2 miles ), Shannon, MS (2.6 miles ), Nettleton, MS (3.0 miles ), Saltillo, MS (3.4 miles ), Mantachie, MS (3.6 miles ), Sherman, MS (3.8 miles ), Okolona, MS (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $62,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000

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Latitude: 34.21 N, Longitude: 88.66 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 662

Plantersville household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Furniture and related products (14%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Furniture and related products (17%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Apparel (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Average climate in Plantersville, Mississippi

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Plantersville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 162% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Plantersville town center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 40.4 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Plantersville:

NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; TUPELO, MS)
NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; TUPELO, MS)
OKOLONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OKOLONA, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Plantersville, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plantersville:

ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 50 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 71 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 72 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)

Public elementary/middle school in Plantersville:

PLANTERSVILLE SCHOOL (Location: 2657 MAIN ST.)

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

Cemetery: Plantersville Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Borden Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

CITY POINT WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 2640, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.4%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	24.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Plantersville, MS

25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Plantersville compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Length of stay since moving in 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

Plantersville mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (69%) Electricity (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religon statistics for Plantersville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Catholic Church
Adherents	60.5%	17.1%	4.4%	3.0%	2.8%
Congregations	33.1%	18.9%	6.8%	6.1%	1.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Presbyterian Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%	0.8%	6.6%
Congregations	5.4%	4.1%	1.4%	1.4%	21.6%

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	1	$2,411	$28,932	7	$4,437
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$2,048
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,703	$28,218	5	$2,497
Water Supply	2	$4,417	$26,502	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$11,531	$27,674	14	$8,982

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
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 Itawamba County, MS	0.79% ($25,950 average AGI)
from Pontotoc County, MS	0.63% ($31,017)
from Monroe County, MS	0.55% ($27,199)

6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.38%
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 Itawamba County, MS	0.82% ($27,000 average AGI)
to Pontotoc County, MS	0.71% ($28,959)
to Monroe County, MS	0.40% ($24,798)

Strongest AM radio stations in Plantersville:

WKMQ (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TUPELO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTUP (1490 AM; 1 kW; TUPELO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WELO (580 AM; 1 kW; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFTO (1330 AM; 5 kW; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WERH (970 AM; 5 kW; HAMILTON, AL; Owner: KATE F. FITE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Plantersville:

WFTA (101.9 FM; FULTON, MS; Owner: AIR SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSEL-FM (96.7 FM; PONTOTOC, MS; Owner: OLLIE COLLINS, JR.)
WAFR (88.3 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAJS (91.7 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WESE (92.5 FM; BALDWYN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAQB (90.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAFM (95.3 FM; AMORY, MS; Owner: STANFORD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKIU-LP (94.9 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: TUPELO 2000, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Plantersville:

W49BK (Channel 49; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W14BW (Channel 14; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W32BH (Channel 32; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W45BD (Channel 45; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
W22BS (Channel 22; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W39CD (Channel 38; FULTON, MS; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

Plantersville fatal accident list:
Feb 19, 1993 02:51 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

William A Gary, ! Km West Of Union Connecting On Mississippi Highway 6, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90 m, Overall height: 90 m, , Licensee ID: L00543821
Registrant: Susie B Farms, Plantersville, MS 38862, Phone: (662) 844-1606
William A Gary, ! Km West Of Union Connecting On Mississippi Highway 6, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90 m, Overall height: 90 m, , Licensee ID: L00543821
Registrant: Susie B Farms, Plantersville, MS 38862, Phone: (662) 844-1606
Edward G Roach, 214 County Road 1023, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KB5MVV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00258480
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 05/21/2011
Registrant: Martha C Smith, 3348b Hwy 6, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: KB5NGC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00257822
Grant Date: 06/14/2000, Expiration Date: 06/26/2010
Registrant: Casey M Smith Iii, 3348b Hwy 6, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: KB5NGD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00258478
Grant Date: 02/27/2002, Expiration Date: 01/28/2012
Registrant: Stacey C Smith, 3348a Hwy 6, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: N5NJL, Previous Call Sign: KB5HJD, Licensee ID: L00153934
Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 01/30/2010
Registrant: Casey M Smith Jr, 3348b Hwy 6, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: N5YQY, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/28/1992, Expiration Date: 01/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/29/2004
Registrant: Timothy W Jones Sr, Rt 1 Box 718, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: KD5KMQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00257095
Grant Date: 06/13/2000, Expiration Date: 06/13/2010, Certifier: David E Ramseyer
Registrant: David E Ramseyer, Plantersville, MS 38862
Call Sign: KD5NVY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00340337
Grant Date: 03/27/2001, Expiration Date: 03/27/2011, Certifier: Bobby D Kitchen
Registrant: Bobby D Kitchen, Plantersville, MS 38862

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: WILLIAMS WILLIAM LEE DER JAGER D.IX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 155 , Serial Number: 0190, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 07/30/1990
Registrant (Individual): James T Webb, Po Box 263, Plantersville, MS 38862

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 42
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Plantersville

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