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Population (year 2000): 3,882. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,102 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,767 (45.5%), Females: 2,115 (54.5%)
Itawamba County
Zip code:
38843
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $29,449 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,800 (year 2000)
Races in Fulton:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
- Black (14.6%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (23.3%), Irish (6.6%),
English (5.0%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 341 feet
Land area: 8.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fulton
- High school or higher: 68.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 20.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fulton city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +524 (+15.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fulton:
- NORTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
TUPELO, MS)
- GILMORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; AMORY,
MS)
- RED BAY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; RED BAY, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fulton:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 26 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 44 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fulton:
- FULTON-ITAWAMBA COUNTY (about 7 miles; FULTON, MS;
ID: 11M)
- TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 21 miles; BELMONT, MS; ID:
01M)
- BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN (about 28 miles;
BOONEVILLE/BALDWYN, MS; ID: 8M1)
College/University in Fulton:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,673; Location: 602 W HILL ST; Public;
Website: www.icc.cc.ms.us/campus)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fulton:
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 54 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 64 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 64 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 79
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high schools in Fulton:
- ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
626; Location: 11900 HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ITAWAMBA CO VOC COMP (Location: 200 VO TECH
ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fulton:
- ITAWAMBA ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 1,133;
Location: 488 LITTLE INDIAN ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- DORSEY ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 417;
Location: 1 DORSEY SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- ITAWAMBA CO. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location:
605 S. CUMMINGS ST.; Grades: 01 - 12)
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