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Population (year 2000): 1,340. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,174 (-12.4% change)
Males: 611 (45.6%), Females: 729 (54.4%)
Zip code:
71366
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $19,539 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,300 (year 2000)
Races in St. Joseph:
- Black (68.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (5.5%), German (4.5%), French
(2.2%), English (2.2%), United States (1.8%), Dutch (1.3%).
Elevation: 74 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in St. Joseph
- High school or higher: 65.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 17.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in St. Joseph town
- Never married: 36.5%
- Now married: 40.4%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -173 (-11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Joseph:
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PORT
GIBSON, MS)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FAYETTE,
MS)
- PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 26
miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St.
Joseph:
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 23
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 68 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 86 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Joseph:
- TENSAS PARISH (about 5 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; ID:
L33)
- NEWELLTON (about 10 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; ID: 9M2)
- CONCORDIA PARISH (about 31 miles; VIDALIA, LA; ID:
0R4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
St. Joseph:
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 72 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 97
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 105 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
Library in St. Joseph:
- TENSAS PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$185,459; Location: 135 PLANK ROAD; 30,938 books; 88
audio materials; 107 video materials; 38 serial
subscriptions)
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