Taylorsville, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 1,265. Population change since 2000: -5.7%

Males: 592	(46.8%)
Females: 673	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39168.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,466 (it was $28,563 in 2000)

Taylorsville:	$34,466
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,945

Taylorsville:	$18,945
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,499 (it was $58,300 in 2000)

Taylorsville:	$87,499
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $94,360; Detached houses: $101,522; Townhouses or other attached units: $90,425; Mobile homes: $23,350

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Races in Taylorsville:

White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
Black (17.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Taylorsville: 77.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.9%), Irish (8.7%), English (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (1.8%), German (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.68 square miles.

Population density: 344 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Taylorsville

High school or higher: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Taylorsville town

Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 10.2%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Taylorsville, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Taylorsville to the number of sex offenders is 253 to 1.

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

Taylorsville:	0.7% ($388)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (56.6 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (133.8 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (381.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Mize, MS (2.8 miles ), Soso, MS (3.3 miles ), Sylvarena, MS (3.6 miles) , Bay Springs, MS (3.7 miles ), Mount Olive, MS (3.8 miles ), Collins, MS (3.9 miles ), Raleigh, MS (3.9 miles ), Magee, MS (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $65,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $65,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,400
2000: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,500
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,300
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.83 N, Longitude: 89.43 W

Area code: 601

Taylorsville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-4.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (14%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Construction (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (12%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

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Average climate in Taylorsville, Mississippi

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Taylorsville, Mississippi average temperatures

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Taylorsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 209% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Taylorsville town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/26/1976, a category 4 tornado 18.3 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Taylorsville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.3 miles away from Taylorsville center
On 3/25/1996 at 14:15:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from Taylorsville center
On 5/16/2008 at 18:39:14, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Taylorsville:

JASPER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BAY SPRINGS, MS)
COVINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLLINS, MS)
SOUTH CENTRAL REG MED CTR (about 21 miles; LAUREL, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Taylorsville, MS

Airports located in Taylorsville:

Smith County Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Taylorsville:

JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 47 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)

Public high school in Taylorsville:

TAYLORSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 324 HESTER STREET; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

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User submitted facts and corrections:

Ron Walker is the mayor added by Frances Meadows Jordan
mayor is no longer ron walker. mayor is now larry kelly

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Churches in Taylorsville include: Fellowship Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

HATTEN WATER ASSN (Population served: 825, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-16-2003 and AUG-16-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUN-05-2003 and JUL-05-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-10-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2003)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.4%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Taylorsville, MS

19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Taylorsville compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage 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.

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Banks with branches in Taylorsville (2009 data):

Trustmark National Bank: 404 Main Street Branch at 404 Highway 28 East, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Magnolia State Bank: Taylorsville Branch at 748 Highway 28 East, branch established on 1989-11-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $195.5 mil, Deposits: $177.1 mil, headquarters in Bay Springs, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Magnolia State Corporation, The

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Taylorsville mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Taylorsville

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	81.5%	8.9%	4.0%	2.0%	1.4%
Congregations	62.0%	16.9%	4.2%	2.8%	2.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church in America	Mennonite; Other Groups	Other religions
Adherents	0.6%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Congregations	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	1.4%	5.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$4,633	$27,798	0	$0
Other Government Administration	6	$12,180	$24,360	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,189	$19,134	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$14,602	$35,045	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$6,838	$20,514	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,656	$19,872	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	3	$4,026	$16,104	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$7,374	$29,496	0	$0
Totals for Government	26	$54,498	$25,153	0	$0

Taylorsville government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $437,000
General - Other: $294,000

Financial Administration: $200,000

Water Utilities: $195,000

Regular Highways: $176,000

Solid Waste Management: $80,000

Parks & Recreation: $27,000

Libraries: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $25,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $180,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $586,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $610,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $506,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $763,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000
Water Utilities: $27,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $69,000
Interest Earnings: $20,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $313,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $474,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $496,000
General Support: $305,000

Highways: $47,000
Tax - Property: $258,000
Total General Sales: $0

Motor Vehicle License: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $489,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Simpson County, MS	0.73% ($23,030 average AGI)
from Jones County, MS	0.59% ($31,704)
from Rankin County, MS	0.57% ($35,538)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
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 Jones County, MS	0.71% ($23,000 average AGI)
to Simpson County, MS	0.68% ($32,161)
to Rankin County, MS	0.59% ($27,407)

Strongest AM radio stations in Taylorsville:

WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
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.)
WIZK (1570 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BAY SPRINGS, MS; Owner: M. JEROME HUGHEY)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBKH (950 AM; 5 kW; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN AIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Taylorsville:

WHER (99.3 FM; HEIDELBERG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKZW (94.3 FM; SANDERSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBBN (95.9 FM; TAYLORSVILLE, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WNSL (100.3 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WUSW (103.7 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJKX (102.5 FM; ELLISVILLE, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQST-FM (92.5 FM; FOREST, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WATP (90.7 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WMAW-FM (88.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WXRR (104.5 FM; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: BLAKENEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKNZ (107.1 FM; COLLINS, MS; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
W218AY (91.5 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMXI (98.1 FM; LAUREL, MS; Owner: RAINEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Taylorsville:

WMAW-TV (Channel 14; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
W36CU (Channel 36; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W69DJ (Channel 69; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WDAM-TV (Channel 7; LAUREL, MS; Owner: WDAM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
W46CL (Channel 46; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WHLT (Channel 22; HATTIESBURG, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W52DE (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W65DE (Channel 65; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W52CS (Channel 52; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W59DE (Channel 59; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53CE (Channel 53; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Taylorsville fatal accident list:
Aug 4, 2004 08:18 AM, Sr-28, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 1991 06:45 AM, 37, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 21, 1986 05:00 AM, 650433, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1979 08:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $130,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 104
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,950

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6

Christine A Verre, Route 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 147.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Larry Blakeney, Taylorsville, Mississippi, Type: Tower, Structure height: 224.2 m, Overall height: 225.2 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Email:
Del Slone, 19340 Hwy 28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.8 m
Registrant: Cellular South Real Estate, Inc., 1018 Highland Colony Pkwy, Ste 330, Ridgeland, MS 39157, Phone: (601) 974-7114, Email:
702 Gambrell Loop, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Dees, John Dba , 704 Gambrell Loop, Taylorsville, MS 39168, Phone: (601) 729-2275
4 Mi W On Hwy 28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 128 m, Overall height: 128 m
Registrant: Georgia Pacific Corporation Dba , Taylorsville, MS 39168, Phone: (601) 785-4723
MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, Off Old Gilmer Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 125 m, Overall height: 128 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Taylorsville, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Taylorsville, Route 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 147.8 m, Call Sign: WNTY960
Assigned Frequencies : 952.843 MHz, 928.843 MHz
Grant Date: 05/03/2000, Expiration Date: 05/31/2010
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Taylorsville)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28R-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4990J , Serial Number: 28R-30746, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1968
Registrant (Individual): Bobby L Boykin, 327 Scr 37-4 N, Taylorsville, MS 39168

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 136
Hazardous Condition: 4

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