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Population (year 2000): 5,502. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,157 (-6.3% change)
Males: 2,577 (46.8%), Females: 2,925 (53.2%)
Washington County
Zip code:
38756
Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $25,678 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,900 (year 2000)
Races in Leland:
- Black (67.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (4.6%), United States
(4.5%), Irish (4.3%), German (2.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%),
Italian (1.7%).
Elevation: 126 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Leland
- High school or higher: 67.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 11.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Leland city
- Never married: 36.5%
- Now married: 42.1%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 7.2%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -993 (-15.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Leland:
- DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
GREENVILLE, MS)
- KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
GREENVILLE, MS)
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Leland:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 8 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 96 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 101 miles; MONROE, LA; ID:
MLU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leland:
- INDIANOLA MUNI (about 17 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID:
IDL)
- HOLLANDALE MUNI (about 18 miles; HOLLANDALE, MS; ID:
14M)
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 26 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Leland:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 65
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 83 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
Public high schools in Leland:
- LELAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location:
402 E. THIRD STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LELAND VOC COMPLEX (Location: SOUTH DEER
CREEK DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Leland:
- LELAND SCHOOL PARK (Students: 532; Location:
200 MILAM STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- LELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 404 E THIRD STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
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