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Population (year 2000): 4,637. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,771 (+2.9% change)
Males: 2,302 (49.6%), Females: 2,335 (50.4%)
Zip code:
39051
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $25,052 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,200 (year 2000)
Races in Carthage:
- White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
- Black (44.3%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.4%), Irish (3.9%),
English (3.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), German (1.5%), French
(1.4%).
Land area: 9.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Carthage
- High school or higher: 71.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Carthage city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +675 (+17.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Carthage:
- LEAKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP (310 ELLIS ST P O
BOX 557)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:
- MONTFORT JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
KOSCIUSKO, MS)
- SE LACKEY CAH AND SWING-BED (about 26 miles; FOREST,
MS)
- CHOCTAW HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Carthage:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- KEY FIELD (about 62 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carthage:
- CARTHAGE-LEAKE COUNTY (about 2 miles; CARTHAGE, MS;
ID: 08M)
- KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA COUNTY (about 24 miles; KOSCIUSKO,
MS; ID: OSX)
- G. V. MONTGOMERY (about 28 miles; FOREST, MS; ID:
2M4)
College/University in Carthage:
- BROCKS HAIR DESIGN COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 49; Location: 116 E FRANKLIN ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Carthage:
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
Public high schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 417;
Location: 704 N JORDAN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LEAKE COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 703
NORTHWEST STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Carthage:
- CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 900;
Location: 603 HWY. 16 WEST; Grades: KG - 05)
- EDINBURG ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 512;
Location: 673 MARS HILL RD.; Grades: KG - 12)
- CARTHAGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 801 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- THOMASTOWN ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 377;
Location: 7100 HWY 429; Grades: KG - 12)
- RED WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 98;
Location: 555 RED WATER ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- STANDING PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
72; Location: 538 HIGHWAY 487 EAST; Grades: KG - 06)
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