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Population (year 2000): 2,198. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,054 (-6.6% change)
Males: 972 (44.2%), Females: 1,226 (55.8%)
Tallahatchie County
Zip code:
38921
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $18,208 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,800 (year 2000)
Races in Charleston:
- Black (59.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (38.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.3%), English
(4.7%), Irish (4.4%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 209 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Charleston
- High school or higher: 59.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Charleston city
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 41.3%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 14.8%
- Divorced: 11.3%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Charleston:
- TALLAHATCHIE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (202
MARKET ST BOX F)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Charleston:
- TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 22 miles; BATESVILLE,
MS)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 24 miles; MARKS,
MS)
- GRENADA LAKE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
GRENADA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Charleston:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 45 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 75 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Charleston:
- CHARLESTON MUNI (about 2 miles; CHARLESTON, MS; ID:
09M)
- SELFS (about 22 miles; MARKS, MS; ID: MMS)
- GRENADA MUNI (about 23 miles; GRENADA, MS; ID: GNF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Charleston:
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 44
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 83 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
Public high schools in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 310 N COSSAR ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- E TALLAHATCHIE VOC CENTER (Location: 310 N.
COSSAR STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Charleston:
- STRIDER ACADEMY (Students: 201; Location: RT
2 BOX 246; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Charleston:
- CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 715;
Location: 17 OAK GROVE ROAD; Grades: 04 - 08)
- CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 522;
Location: 412 E. CHESTNUT ST.; Grades: KG - 03)
Library in Charleston:
- TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY (Operating income:
$118,976; Location: 102 WALNUT; 30,776 books; 68 audio
materials; 433 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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