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Population (year 2000): 2,396. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,063 (+27.8% change)
Males: 1,115 (46.5%), Females: 1,281 (53.5%)
Rankin County
Zip code:
39073
Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $39,400 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,600 (year 2000)
Races in Florence:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.0%)
- Black (10.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (19.4%), English
(10.6%), Irish (9.9%), German (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%),
French (2.8%).
Elevation: 316 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Florence
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Florence town
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 10.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +419 (+21.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
- WHITFIELD MEDICAL SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
WHITFIELD, MS)
- WOMAN'S HOSPITAL AT RIVER OAKS (about 9 miles;
FLOWOOD, MS)
- BRENTWOOD BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (about 9 miles;
JACKSON, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Florence:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 73 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 89
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Florence:
- HAWKINS FIELD (about 14 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)
- BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD (about 20 miles; MADISON, MS;
ID: MBO)
- JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 22 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID:
M16)
Amtrak station near Florence:
- 12 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
College/University in Florence:
- WESLEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 70;
Location: 111 WESLEY CIR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.wesleycollege.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Florence:
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; JACKSON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 89 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)
Public high schools in Florence:
- FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: 232 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCLAURIN ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 541;
Location: 130 TIGER DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Florence:
- FLORENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 834;
Location: 123 BEVERLY DRIVE; Grades: 04 - 08)
- MCLAURIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 727;
Location: 2693 STAR ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 671;
Location: 285 HIGHWAY 469 NORTH; Grades: KG - 03)
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