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Population (year 2000): 2,434. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,215 (-9.0% change)
Males: 1,103 (45.3%), Females: 1,331 (54.7%)
Sunflower County
Zip code:
38737
Median resident age: 27.3 years
Median household income: $19,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,400 (year 2000)
Races in Drew:
- Black (73.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (25.1%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.4%), Irish (2.0%),
Subsaharan African (1.7%), German (1.6%), English (1.3%).
Elevation: 139 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Drew
- High school or higher: 59.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 16.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Drew city
- Never married: 43.4%
- Now married: 33.9%
- Separated: 6.9%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Drew:
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
RULEVILLE, MS)
- BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS)
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Drew:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 80 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Drew:
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 4 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 16 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
- INDIANOLA MUNI (about 25 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID:
IDL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Drew:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 79
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 90
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
Public high school in Drew:
- DREW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location:
288 GREEN AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Drew:
- NORTH SUNFLOWER ACADEMY (Students: 203;
Location: 148 ACADEMY ROAD.; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Drew:
- HUNTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 227;
Location: 10 SWOOPE RD; Grades: 04 - 07)
- A W JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 400 SOUTH BLVD; Grades: KG - 04)
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