Poplarville, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 2,943. Population change since 2000: +13.5%

Males: 1,350	(45.9%)
Females: 1,593	(54.1%)

Median resident age:	31.6 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39470.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,876 (it was $26,417 in 2000)

Poplarville:	$31,876
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,810 (it was $70,500 in 2000)

Poplarville:	$105,810
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,175; Detached houses: $121,619; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $53,570; Mobile homes: $62,365

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Races in Poplarville:

White Non-Hispanic (73.8%)
Black (24.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Poplarville: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.2%), English (9.4%), Irish (7.9%), German (5.5%), French (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 317 feet

Land area: 3.85 square miles.

Population density: 765 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Poplarville

High school or higher: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
Unemployed: 13.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Poplarville city

Never married: 37.2%
Now married: 39.4%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 12.3%
Divorced: 8.9%

27 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Poplarville, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Poplarville to the number of sex offenders is 226 to 1.

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

Poplarville:	0.7% ($483)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulfport, MS (40.8 miles , pop. 71,127).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (67.7 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (357.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lumberton, MS (3.5 miles ), Varnado, LA (4.3 miles ), Angie, LA (4.3 miles ), Bogalusa, LA (4.5 miles ), Purvis, MS (4.7 miles ), Picayune, MS (4.8 miles ), Wiggins, MS (4.9 miles ), Sun, LA (5.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $26,300
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,200
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,700
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $66,800
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,000
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $62,800
2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $44,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,900
2004: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $92,000
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,600
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $123,700

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Latitude: 30.84 N, Longitude: 89.53 W

Area code: 601

Poplarville household income distribution

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Poplarville, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -61 (-2.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (7%)
Health care (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (35%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Religious workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Postsecondary teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Poplarville by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	3	1	4	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	114.7	37.3	149.1	36.0
Assaults	6	1	3	4	5	11
per 100,000	229.6	38.1	114.7	149.0	186.4	395.5
Burglaries	16	20	15	17	18	21
per 100,000	612.3	761.6	573.4	633.4	670.9	755.1
Thefts	97	65	58	57	74	18
per 100,000	3712.2	2475.2	2217.1	2123.7	2758.1	647.2
Auto thefts	10	0	4	5	4	4
per 100,000	382.7	0.0	152.9	186.3	149.1	143.8
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	267.9	159.9	198.4	185.2	251.2	180.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.74
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Poplarville, Mississippi

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Poplarville-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 151% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the Poplarville city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/28/1987, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 48.6 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 350 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Poplarville:

PEARL RIVER COUNTY HOSPITAL (305 WEST MOODY STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Poplarville:

LUCIUS OLEN CROSBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PICAYUNE, MS)
BOGALUSA COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)
BOGALUSA COMMUNITY REHAB HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BOGALUSA, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Poplarville, MS

Airports located in Poplarville:

Poplarville-Pearl River County Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 2,000, Local Ops: 4,950, Military Ops: 50)
Oreck Airport (Runways: 1)
Wolf River Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Poplarville, MS

College/University in Poplarville:

PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,433; Location: 101 HWY 11 N; Public; Website: www.prcc.cc.ms.us)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Poplarville:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 27 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 56 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 65 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 66 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)

Public high schools in Poplarville:

POPLARVILLE JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Location: #1 HORNET DRIVE)
POPLARVILLE LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 804 SOUTH JULIA STREET SUITE A; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Public elementary/middle schools in Poplarville:

MIDDLE SCHOOL OF POPLARVILLE (Location: 6 SPIRIT STREET)
POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Location: 9 CAREER CENTER CIRCLE)
POPLARVILLE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: #1 HORNET STREET)
POPLARVILLE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: ONE TODD CIRCLE)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

Poplarville High School Address #1 Hornet Drive (Grades 9-12) Poplarville Career Development Center Address #9 Career Center Circle Grades 9-12

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Notable locations in Poplarville: Pearl River Fairgrounds (A), Poplarville City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Park in Poplarville: T D Holden Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Poplarville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Municipal Court (200 Highway 26 East).

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

SHERIDAN SEAFOOD (Address: 238 HOMER LADNER ROAD, Serves LA, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.6%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	25.3%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This city:	12.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Poplarville, MS

People in group quarters in Poplarville

325 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
130 people in nursing homes
107 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
20 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Poplarville compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below 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 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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Poplarville (2009 data):

Hancock Bank: Poplarville Branch at 602 South Main Street, branch established on 1914-01-03. Info updated 2007-05-30: Bank assets: $3,851.5 mil, Deposits: $3,115.1 mil, headquarters in Gulfport, MS, positive income, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Hancock Holding Company
BankPlus: Poplarville Branch at 1 Main Street, branch established on 1974-01-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,148.6 mil, Deposits: $1,398.7 mil, headquarters in Belzoni, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 64 total offices, Holding Company: Bancplus Corporation
First National Bank of Picayune: Poplarville Branch at 1720 South Main Street, branch established on 2000-01-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $206.1 mil, Deposits: $183.5 mil, headquarters in Picayune, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First National Corporation Of Picayune

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Poplarville mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religon statistics for Poplarville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association
Adherents	62.4%	13.2%	7.2%	6.9%	3.0%
Congregations	40.5%	19.0%	2.4%	8.3%	8.3%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Lutheran Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.3%	1.1%	0.7%	1.9%
Congregations	6.0%	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%	10.7%

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	3	$5,143	$20,572	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$5,081	$60,972	6	$2,617
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,822	$21,864	3	$1,672
Police Protection - Officers	11	$29,378	$32,049	4	$1,596
Police - Other	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Firefighters	4	$9,726	$29,178	3	$1,647
Streets and Highways	7	$14,159	$24,273	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$272
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,639	$31,668	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,773	$45,276	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$1,494
Totals for Government	30	$73,315	$29,326	20	$9,298

Poplarville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $248,000
All Other: $47,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $300,000
Police Protection: $285,000

Water Utilities: $220,000

Sewerage: $191,000

Solid Waste Management: $140,000

Financial Administration: $119,000

Fire Protection: $79,000

Parks & Recreation: $26,000

Libraries: $20,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000

General - Other: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $83,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $350,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $377,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $500,000
Tax - Property: $391,000
NEC: $37,000

Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $707,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

13.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.85%
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 St. Bernard Parish, LA	4.23% ($34,661 average AGI)
from St. Tammany Parish, LA	1.81% ($40,464)
from Hancock County, MS	1.36% ($32,914)

7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,945 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
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 St. Tammany Parish, LA	0.50% ($30,778 average AGI)
to Forrest County, MS	0.40% ($19,000)
to Lamar County, MS	0.39% ($108,368)

Strongest AM radio stations in Poplarville:

WRPM (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POPLARVILLE, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERS)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WRJW (1320 AM; 5 kW; PICAYUNE, MS; Owner: PEARL RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WIGG (1420 AM; 5 kW; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: TRALYN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBOX (920 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BOGALUSA, LA; Owner: BEST COUNTRY BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WBSL (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: HANCOCK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Poplarville:

WZKX (107.9 FM; BAY ST. LOUIS, MS; Owner: DOWDY & DOWDY PARTNERSHIP)
WZNF (95.3 FM; LUMBERTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WAOY (91.7 FM; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WMAH-FM (90.3 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCPR-FM (97.9 FM; WIGGINS, MS; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Poplarville:

WLOX (Channel 13; BILOXI, MS; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WXXV-TV (Channel 25; GULFPORT, MS; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.)
WMAH-TV (Channel 19; BILOXI, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
W26BR (Channel 26; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Poplarville, Mississippi:

Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Mississippi average:

Fatal accident count: 77
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 115
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
Fatalities: 84
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 192
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Poplarville fatal accident list:
May 21, 1983 05:40 AM, 550002, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 110 meters (361ft)
Total costs: $289,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,106
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 18,600

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Poplarville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Poplarville, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 71 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Poplarville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Poplarville)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 285
Hazardous Condition: 19

Incident types - Poplarville

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