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Population (year 2000): 578. Estimated
population in July 2005: 558 (-3.5% change)
Males: 270 (46.7%), Females: 308 (53.3%)
Bolivar County
Zip code:
38740
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $14,286 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,600 (year 2000)
Races in Duncan:
- Black (77.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.4%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (5.4%), German (2.1%),
Subsaharan African (1.2%), English (1.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).
Elevation: 155 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Duncan
- High school or higher: 40.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Duncan town
- Never married: 47.3%
- Now married: 28.9%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 6.1%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+19.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Duncan:
- NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 15 miles;
CLARKSDALE, MS)
- BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS)
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
RULEVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Duncan:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 88 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Duncan:
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 21 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
- FLETCHER FIELD (about 24 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; ID:
CKM)
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 25 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Duncan:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 80
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 85
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 87
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
Public primary/middle school in Duncan:
- BROOKS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 274; Location:
615 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 03)
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