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Population (year 2000): 1,015. Estimated
population in July 2005: 974 (-4.0% change)
Males: 501 (49.4%), Females: 514 (50.6%)
Lowndes County
Zip code:
39740
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $41,071 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,300 (year 2000)
Races in Caledonia:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English
(12.2%), German (8.5%), Irish (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (2.1%).
Elevation: 339 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Caledonia
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Caledonia town
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +214 (+26.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Caledonia:
- BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (about 16
miles; COLUMBUS, MS)
- PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ABERDEEN (about 19
miles; ABERDEEN, MS)
- CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WEST
POINT, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Caledonia:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 9 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 51 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Caledonia:
- COLUMBUS-LOWNDES COUNTY (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS,
MS; ID: UBS)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 17 miles; ABERDEEN/AMORY, MS;
ID: M40)
- LAMAR COUNTY (about 19 miles; VERNON, AL; ID: M55)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Caledonia:
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 16 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 58 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 89 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
Public high school in Caledonia:
- CALEDONIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 468;
Location: 111 CONFEDERATE DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Caledonia:
- CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 816;
Location: 99 CONFEDERATE DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- CALEDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 105 CONFEDERATE DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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