Tippah County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Walnut and their reported violations in the past:
CHALYBEATE WATER ASSN (Population served: 1854, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between NOV-14-2001 and DEC-14-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-14-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-06-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-07-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.8%
(40.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.6% for Black residents, 16.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Mississippi: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.2% | | Whole state: | 70.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.2% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Walnut, MS
Walnut compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income significantly 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.
- Length of stay since moving in 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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Banks with branches in Walnut (2011 data):
- CB&S Bank, Inc.: Walnut Branch at 28171 Highway 15, branch established on 1981/06/22. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $1,276.1 mil, Deposits: $1,018.1 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.
- The Peoples Bank: Walnut Branch at Highway 15 North, branch established on 1995/11/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $373.9 mil, Deposits: $318.1 mil, headquarters in Ripley, MS, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Corporation, The
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
Religion statistics for Walnut (based on Tippah County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.45%
| Here |  | 70.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 68.3% | 13.6% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Congregations | 39.0% | 24.4% | 9.8% | 7.3% | 4.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 8.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Tippah County: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 2.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Tippah County: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Mississippi: | 0.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Tippah County: | 5.67 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.2% | | Mississippi: | 12.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Tippah County: | 31.4% | | Mississippi: | 33.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.0% | | State: | 14.4% |
| 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 |
1 | $2,086 | $25,032 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,488 | $17,856 | 6 | $1,666 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $1,417 | $17,004 | 1 | $600 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,450 | $26,700 | 3 | $531 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $705 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $5,989 | $23,956 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $15,430 | $23,145 | 12 | $3,502 |
Walnut government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $55,000 ($71.43)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $611,000 ($793.51)
Financial Administration: $132,000 ($171.43)
Water Utilities: $125,000 ($162.34)
Police Protection: $76,000 ($98.70)
Parks & Recreation: $48,000 ($62.34)
Solid Waste Management: $38,000 ($49.35)
Regular Highways: $27,000 ($35.06)
Fire Protection: $14,000 ($18.18)
- Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $61,000 ($79.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($7.79)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000 ($29.87)
All Other: $16,000 ($20.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $1,016,000 ($1319.48)
Water Utilities: $200,000 ($259.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $101,000 ($131.17)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Gas Utilities: $994,000 ($1290.91)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $84,000 ($109.09)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $182,000 ($236.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $22,000 ($28.57)
Water Utilities: $18,000 ($23.38)
Other, NEC: $17,000 ($22.08)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $37,000 ($48.05)
Interest Earnings: $18,000 ($23.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $406,000 ($527.27)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $699,000 ($907.79)
Water Utilities: $143,000 ($185.71)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $192,000 ($249.35)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.19)
Highways: $2,000 ($2.60)
- Tax - Property: $29,000 ($37.66)
NEC: $22,000 ($28.57)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $525,000 ($681.82)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($15.58)
4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,148 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.38% | | 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:
5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,765 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Walnut:
- WLRC (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WALNUT, MS; Owner: B. R. AND MARTHA S. CLAYTON)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Walnut:
- WYDL (100.7 FM; MIDDLETON, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMAE-FM (89.5 FM; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WKZU (102.3 FM; RIPLEY, MS; Owner: KUDZU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
- WOWL (91.9 FM; BURNSVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC)
- WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCNA (95.9 FM; POTTS CAMP, MS; Owner: OLVIE E. SISK)
- WXRZ (94.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WADI (95.3 FM; CORINTH, MS; Owner: POWER VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WMOD (96.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: WMOD, INC.)
- WOJG (94.7 FM; BOLIVAR, TN; Owner: JOHNNY W. SHAW & OPAL J. SHAW)
- WSIB (93.9 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM INC)
- WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
TV broadcast stations around Walnut:
- W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMAE-TV (Channel 12; BOONEVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- W46CE (Channel 46; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W41BT (Channel 41; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
- W32BG (Channel 32; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W69DB (Channel 69; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W20BJ (Channel 20; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W27CL (Channel 27; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W43BH (Channel 43; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W06AW (Channel 6; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM, INC.)
- W28BO (Channel 28; ACTON, TN; Owner: NORMAN CLOUTIER)
- W51CG (Channel 51; ACTON, TN; Owner: JULIA F. JONES)
- W56DA (Channel 56; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Walnut fatal accident list:
Jan 23, 2004 06:57 PM, Us-72, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 26, 2003 11:49 PM, Co Rd 302, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 3, 2002 04:16 PM, Sr-15, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Jan 6, 1989 08:00 AM, 700918, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 9, 1981 10:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total costs: $322,000
Total average daily traffic: 30,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,950
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 49,550
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Walnut)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 44 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 2.3 Mi E. Of Downtown (Lat: 34.947306 Lon: -88.883111), Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: KPL876, Licensee ID: L00123943
Assigned Frequencies: 450.020 MHz Grant Date: 06/27/1991, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
Registrant: B. R. And Martha S. Clayton, 190 Luna Street P.O. Box 142, Walnut, MS 38683
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 1.1 Mi E. Downtown (Lat: 34.946194 Lon: -88.878944), Overall height: 20.7 m, Call Sign: WME672, Licensee ID: L00123943
Assigned Frequencies: 948.500 MHz Grant Date: 06/27/1991, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
Registrant: B. R. And Martha S. Clayton, 190 Luna Street P.O. Box 142, Walnut, MS 38683
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 2791 County Rd 323 (Lat: 34.948694 Lon: -89.003667), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KNLM336
Assigned Frequencies: 152.630 MHz Grant Date: 01/04/2006, Expiration Date: 12/12/2015, Certifier: Bob R Love
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KC5TSE, Licensee ID: L01104427
Grant Date: 01/10/2006, Expiration Date: 04/02/2016, Certifier: William A Bell
Registrant: William A Bell, 88 Alcorn Cr 655, Walnut, MS 38683 - Call Sign: WA4LSY, Licensee ID: L00947850
Grant Date: 12/03/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014, Certifier: Elbert D Campbell
Registrant: Elbert D Campbell, 50 Cr 109, Walnut, MS 38683 - Call Sign: KD5LAP, Licensee ID: L00270487
Grant Date: 07/20/2000, Expiration Date: 07/20/2010, Certifier: Dustin A Brumfield
Registrant: Dustin A Brumfield, 301 Cr 770, Walnut, MS 38683 - Call Sign: KG4RPE, Licensee ID: L00469028
Grant Date: 02/19/2002, Expiration Date: 02/19/2012, Certifier: Timothy E Hester
Registrant: Timothy E Hester, 735 Hwy 72 W., Walnut, MS 38683
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1659Q , Serial Number: 15072959, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 10/30/1971
Registrant (Co-Owned): Jerry D Allen, 489 County Road 600, Walnut, MS 38683, Other Owners: Deryl W Cossitt - Aircraft: GUYTON-BOWERS FLY-BABY 1A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 446ZB , Serial Number: 63-22
Registrant (Individual): Thomas P Brent, 540 County Road 119, Walnut, MS 38683 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-135 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8894C , Serial Number: 22-1475, Year manufactured: 1953, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1956
Registrant (Individual): Thomas P Brent, 540 County Road 119, Walnut, MS 38683
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Walnut, MS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 55 | 69.1 years |
| William | 53 | 74.0 years |
| John | 43 | 78.4 years |
| Mary | 34 | 74.8 years |
| Charles | 26 | 66.4 years |
| Robert | 26 | 71.5 years |
| George | 20 | 76.6 years |
| Ruby | 17 | 76.5 years |
| Annie | 15 | 79.5 years |
| Charlie | 13 | 72.1 years |
| Most common last names in Walnut, MS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Wilbanks | 101 | 74.2 years |
| Crum | 46 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 37 | 70.8 years |
| Mathis | 34 | 74.9 years |
| Smith | 29 | 72.1 years |
| Hodum | 28 | 73.0 years |
| Gunn | 23 | 75.2 years |
| Spencer | 18 | 74.0 years |
| Jackson | 17 | 80.4 years |
| Bennett | 17 | 79.9 years |
Businesses in Walnut, MS
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