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Population (year 2000): 7,372. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,334 (-0.5% change)
Males: 3,337 (45.3%), Females: 4,035 (54.7%)
Attala County
Zip code:
39090
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $21,737 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,700 (year 2000)
Races in Kosciusko:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.4%)
- Black (44.6%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (6.8%), United States (6.1%),
English (2.4%), German (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish
(2.1%).
Elevation: 488 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kosciusko
- High school or higher: 61.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kosciusko city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 9.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +250 (+3.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Kosciusko:
- MONTFORT JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (220 HWY 12
WEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kosciusko:
- LEAKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP (about 20 miles;
CARTHAGE, MS)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - DURANT,THE (about 21 miles;
DURANT, MS)
- KILMICHAEL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; KILMICHAEL, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kosciusko:
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- KEY FIELD (about 78 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kosciusko:
- KOSCIUSKO-ATTALA COUNTY (about 5 miles; KOSCIUSKO,
MS; ID: OSX)
- CARTHAGE-LEAKE COUNTY (about 22 miles; CARTHAGE, MS;
ID: 08M)
- WINONA-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 29 miles; WINONA,
MS; ID: 5A6)
College/University in Kosciusko:
- MAGNOLIA BIBLE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
27; Location: 822 S HUNTINGTON ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.magnolia.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kosciusko:
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 76 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
Public high schools in Kosciusko:
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 584;
Location: 206 S HUNTINGTON; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CO VOC COMPLEX (Location:
450 HWY 12 EAST; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Kosciusko:
- OLD DOMINION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 184;
Location: PO BOX 742; Grades: 1 - 12)
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 23;
Location: PO BOX 276; Grades: 6 - 12; Girls only)
Public primary/middle schools in Kosciusko:
- KOSCIUSKO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 521;
Location: 206 S HUNTINGTON; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KOSCIUSKO LOWER ELEM (Students: 332;
Location: 206 S HUNTINGTON; Grades: KG - 01)
- KOSCIUSKO UPPER ELEM (Students: 326;
Location: 206 S HUNTINGTON; Grades: 04 - 05)
- KOSCIUSKO MIDDLE (Students: 322; Location:
206 S HUNTINGTON; Grades: 02 - 03)
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 206 S
HUNTINGTON; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Kosciusko:
- MID-MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,392,640; Location: 201 SOUTH HUNTINGTON
STREET; 282,655 books; 13,800 audio materials; 5,122
video materials; 532 serial subscriptions)
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