Shuqualak, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 524. Population change since 2000: -6.8%

Males: 247	(47.2%)
Females: 277	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	31.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39361.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,396 (it was $21,875 in 2000)

Shuqualak:	$26,396
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,018

Shuqualak:	$15,018
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,582 (it was $37,700 in 2000)

Shuqualak:	$56,582
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,622; Detached houses: $102,617; Mobile homes: $23,000

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Races in Shuqualak:

Black (69.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (29.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Shuqualak: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (8.0%), English (4.4%), Irish (1.8%), German (1.2%), Danish (1.1%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 217 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 460 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shuqualak

High school or higher: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shuqualak town

Never married: 41.3%
Now married: 39.3%
Separated: 6.1%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 6.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
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:

Shuqualak:	1.0% ($379)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (61.9 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (108.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (459.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Macon, MS (3.0 miles ), Scooba, MS (3.4 miles ), De Kalb, MS (3.9 miles ), Panola-Geiger, AL (4.1 miles ), Geiger, AL (4.1 miles) , Brooksville, MS (4.2 miles ), Memphis, AL (4.4 miles) , Crawford, MS (4.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,400
2005: 1 building, cost: $85,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 32.98 N, Longitude: 88.57 W

Area code: 662

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Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (25%)
Food and beverage stores (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (25%)
Educational services (19%)
Public administration (15%)
Apparel (7%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (23%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Food processing workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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Average climate in Shuqualak, Mississippi

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Shuqualak, Mississippi average temperatures

Shuqualak, Mississippi average precipitation

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Shuqualak-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Shuqualak town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 29.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Shuqualak-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Mississippi state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from Shuqualak center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 80.4 miles away from Shuqualak center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from Shuqualak center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Shuqualak:

NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 10 miles; MACON, MS)
WINSTON MEDICAL CENTER & SWINGBED (about 29 miles; LOUISVILLE, MS)
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 30 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Shuqualak, MS

Airports located in Shuqualak:

Columbus Afb Aux Field Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shuqualak:

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 38 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 62 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)

Public high school in Shuqualak:

REED ATTENDANCE CENTER (Location: 2048 HWY 145; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.2%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	29.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shuqualak, MS

Shuqualak compared to Mississippi state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
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 below state average.

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Banks with branches in Shuqualak (2009 data):

BankFirst Financial Services: Shuqualak Branch at Mulberry Street, branch established on 1888-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $662.2 mil, Deposits: $538.6 mil, headquarters in Macon, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Bankfirst Capital Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Shuqualak mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (43%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Shuqualak

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Mennonite Church of God in Christ	Mennonite; Other Groups	Presbyterian Church in America
Adherents	38.3%	37.4%	10.4%	3.7%	2.7%
Congregations	25.5%	40.4%	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%

Name	Catholic Church	Mennonite Church USA	Churches of Christ	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	1.7%	0.9%	1.4%
Congregations	2.1%	2.1%	4.3%	4.3%	8.5%

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	0	$0		6	$3,604
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		4	$2,476
Police Protection - Officers	4	$7,402	$22,206	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$420
Water Supply	3	$3,882	$15,528	0	$0
Gas Supply	2	$3,550	$21,300	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$3,550	$21,300	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$18,384	$20,055	11	$6,500

Shuqualak government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $30,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $285,000
Water Utilities: $155,000

Police Protection: $130,000

Financial Administration: $109,000

Sewerage: $50,000

Welfare - Other: $14,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Libraries: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $103,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $100,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $45,000
Fire Protection: $4,000

Police Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $299,000
Water Utilities: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
Tax - Property: $80,000
Public Utilities: $6,000

NEC: $2,000

Other Selective Sales: $0

Total General Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $227,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

3.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,825 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.99%
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 Lowndes County, MS	0.80% ($23,968 average AGI)
from Oktibbeha County, MS	0.47% ($22,000)
from Winston County, MS	0.28% ($19,545)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
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 Lowndes County, MS	1.35% ($27,585 average AGI)
to Winston County, MS	0.36% ($31,786)
to Oktibbeha County, MS	0.31% ($22,250)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shuqualak:

WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WIRL (1270 AM; daytime; 3 kW; LOUISVILLE, MS; Owner: HARRISON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shuqualak:

WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WMXU (106.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WJXM (105.7 FM; DE KALB, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLSM-FM (107.1 FM; LOUISVILLE, MS; Owner: HARRISON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSMS (99.9 FM; ARTESIA, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)

TV broadcast stations around Shuqualak:

WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

Shuqualak fatal accident list:
Aug 1, 1995 08:30 AM, Us 45, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Edward G Roach, 67 Running Water Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00296049
Registrant: Sba Properties, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy., Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Edward G Roach, Shuqualak, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Aat Communications, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

City Hall Bldg, Call Sign: WRE494, Licensee ID: L00870030
Assigned Frequencies : 45.2200 MHz, 45.4600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/29/2004, Expiration Date: 08/15/2014
Registrant: Shuqualak, Town Of, Shuqualak, MS 39361, Phone: (601) 793-4675

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES (95 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4080N , Serial Number: 13538, Year manufactured: 1947
Registrant (Individual): Timothy W Higginbotham, 2901 Butler Rd, Shuqualak, MS 39361

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 9

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