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Population (year 2000): 2,151. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,033 (-5.5% change)
Males: 1,002 (46.6%), Females: 1,149 (53.4%)
Lamar County
Zip code:
35586
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $26,541 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,600 (year 2000)
Races in Sulligent:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
- Black (21.8%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (20.8%), Irish (7.0%),
English (2.9%), German (2.1%), Subsaharan African (1.5%),
Italian (1.2%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 7.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sulligent
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sulligent city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+0.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sulligent:
- MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
HAMILTON, AL)
- CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
WINFIELD, AL)
- GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; AMORY,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sulligent:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 28 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 44 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 51 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sulligent:
- LAMAR COUNTY (about 5 miles; VERNON, AL; ID: M55)
- MARION COUNTY-RANKIN FITE (about 19 miles; HAMILTON,
AL; ID: HAB)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 25 miles; ABERDEEN/AMORY, MS;
ID: M40)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sulligent:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; FULTON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 35 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 56 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 69 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
Public primary/middle school in Sulligent:
- SULLIGENT SCHOOL (Students: 882; Location:
500 ELM ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Sulligent:
- SULLIGENT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$29,622; Location: 514 ELM STREET; 11,719 books; 94
audio materials; 145 video materials; 7 serial
subscriptions)
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