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Population (year 2000): 2,143. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,984 (-7.4% change)
Males: 972 (45.4%), Females: 1,171 (54.6%)
Lamar County
Zip code:
35592
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $27,344 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,300 (year 2000)
Races in Vernon:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
- Black (12.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (12.5%), English
(12.0%), Irish (8.8%), German (3.1%), Dutch (1.1%).
Elevation: 304 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vernon
- High school or higher: 71.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 9.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vernon city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 11.6%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -103 (-4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vernon:
- FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 21
miles; FAYETTE, AL)
- CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
WINFIELD, AL)
- MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
HAMILTON, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vernon:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernon:
- LAMAR COUNTY (about 6 miles; VERNON, AL; ID: M55)
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 22 miles; FAYETTE, AL;
ID: M95)
- MARION COUNTY-RANKIN FITE (about 27 miles; HAMILTON,
AL; ID: HAB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vernon:
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 29 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
Public high school in Vernon:
- LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (Location:
43880 HWY 17 SOUTH; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vernon:
- LAMAR COUNTY HIGH-INTERMEDIATE (Students:
713; Location: 8990 HIGHWAY 18; Grades: 04 - 12)
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 315;
Location: 8990 HIGHWAY 18 WEST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Vernon:
- MARY WALLACE COBB MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $36,197; Location: 110 FIRST AVE. W; 5,458
books; 4 audio materials; 78 video materials; 5 serial
subscriptions)
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