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Population (year 2000): 6,956. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,415 (+6.6% change)
Males: 3,143 (45.2%), Females: 3,813 (54.8%)
Monroe County
Zip code:
38821
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $28,789 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,100 (year 2000)
Races in Amory:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.4%)
- Black (29.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.6%), English
(8.9%), Irish (6.0%), German (4.0%), Scottish (3.7%),
Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 243 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amory
- High school or higher: 70.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amory city
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 49.8%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -220 (-3.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Amory:
- GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1105 EARL FRYE
BLVD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Amory:
- PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN (about 12
miles; ABERDEEN, MS)
- OKOLONA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; OKOLONA,
MS)
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
TUPELO, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amory:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 25 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 28 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amory:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 9 miles; ABERDEEN/AMORY, MS;
ID: M40)
- STINSON FIELD MUNI (about 12 miles; ABERDEEN, MS;
ID: 3A8)
- OKOLONA MUNI-RICHARD STOVALL FIELD (about 17 miles;
OKOLONA, MS; ID: 5A4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amory:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 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 43 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 78
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 78 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 80 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
Public high schools in Amory:
- AMORY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 519; Location:
1006 SAM HASKELL CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- AMORY VOC TECH COMPLEX (Location: 1006 SAM
HASKELL CIRCLE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Amory:
- AMORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 165;
Location: 60035 COUNTY BARN RD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Amory:
- HATLEY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,036;
Location: 60186 HATLEY ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- AMORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 461;
Location: 1530 CONCORD DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- AMORY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location:
700 2ND AVENUE NORTH; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST AMORY SCHOOL (Students: 395; Location:
704 111TH STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- BECKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 149;
Location: 52251 HWY 25 SOUTH; Grades: KG - 06)
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