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Lawrence County

Population in July 2007: 209.
Males: 99  (47.4%)
Females: 110  (52.6%)
Median resident age:  36.5 years
Mississippi median age:  33.8 years

Zip codes: 39663.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,700 (it was $32,656 in 2000)
Silver Creek  $35,700
Mississippi:  $36,338

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $53,600 (it was $47,500 in 2000)
Silver Creek  $53,600
Mississippi:  $96,000

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Races in Silver Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Asian Indian (2.9%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Silver Creek: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.2%), Irish (15.8%), English (13.4%), German (5.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 270 feet

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 197 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Silver Creek

  • High school or higher: 80.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silver Creek town

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

16 residents are foreign born (7.7% Asia).

This town:  7.7%
Mississippi:  1.4%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Silver Creek, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Silver Creek to the number of sex offenders is 42 to 1.

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

Silver Creek:  0.5% ($232)
Mississippi:  0.6% ($425)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (51.4 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (111.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (391.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Monticello, MS (8.2 miles ), New Hebron, MS (9.0 miles ), Prentiss, MS (9.1 miles ), Bassfield, MS (19.1 miles ), Georgetown, MS (21.5 miles ), Mount Olive, MS (26.1 miles ), Magee, MS (26.1 miles ), Mendenhall, MS (26.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.60 N, Longitude: 90.00 W


Area code: 601

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Mining (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (9%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (32%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Repair and maintenance (16%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Carpenters (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (16%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)


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Average climate in Silver Creek, Mississippi

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Silver Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 185% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1978, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Silver Creek town center killed 4 people and injured 31 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1976, a category 4 tornado 12.2 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Creek:
  • PRENTISS CO REGIONAL HOSP (about 9 miles; PRENTISS, MS)
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL CAH (about 10 miles; MONTICELLO, MS)
  • SIMPSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MENDENHALL, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Silver Creek, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silver Creek:
  • HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 48 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 89 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silver Creek:
  • PRENTISS-JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY (about 8 miles; PRENTISS, MS; ID: M43)
  • MAGEE MUNI (about 22 miles; MAGEE, MS; ID: 17M)
  • COLUMBIA-MARION COUNTY (about 27 miles; COLUMBIA, MS; ID: 0R0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silver Creek:
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
  • JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 58 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
  • PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)

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Churches in Silver Creek include: Canaan Church (A), First Assembly of God Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Keys And Associates (55 Spring Hill Road).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Silver Creek that have no violations reported:
  • CROOKED CREEK W/A - SOUTH (Population served: 1449, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • CROOKED CREEK W/A - NORTH (Population served: 1326, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Mississippi:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.3%
Whole state:  71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.4%
Whole state:  19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Silver Creek compared to Mississippi state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




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Most commonly used house heating fuel:


6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,855 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.97%
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 Lincoln County, MS  0.79% ($32,694 average AGI)
from Jefferson Davis County, MS  0.53% ($21,250)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.40% ($15,556)


6.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,748 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
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 Lincoln County, MS  1.15% ($28,596 average AGI)
to Jefferson Davis County, MS  0.53% ($21,125)
to Rankin County, MS  0.49% ($28,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Silver Creek:
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • WMLC (1270 AM; 1 kW; MONTICELLO, MS; Owner: D AND D BROADCASTING)
  • WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Silver Creek:
  • WCJU-FM (104.9 FM; PRENTISS, MS; Owner: SUNBELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJDR (98.3 FM; PRENTISS, MS; Owner: SUN BELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRQO (102.1 FM; MONTICELLO, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WPRG (89.5 FM; COLUMBIA, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Silver Creek:
  • WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
  • WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
  • WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)




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