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Population (year 2000): 1,551
Males: 697 (44.9%), Females: 854 (55.1%)
Quitman County
Zip code:
38646
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $20,521 (year 2000)
Median house value: $37,200 (year 2000)
Races in Marks:
- Black (64.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (34.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), Irish (3.8%),
English (2.5%), German (1.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).
Elevation: 166 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Marks
- High school or higher: 57.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Marks city
- Never married: 32.5%
- Now married: 39.8%
- Separated: 6.4%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospital/medical center in Marks:
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (340 GETWELL DR
BOX 330)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Marks:
- TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 22 miles; BATESVILLE,
MS)
- TALLAHATCHIE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 22
miles; CHARLESTON, MS)
- NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 23 miles;
CLARKSDALE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Marks:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 52 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 58 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 74 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Marks:
- SELFS (about 3 miles; MARKS, MS; ID: MMS)
- FLETCHER FIELD (about 16 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; ID:
CKM)
- CHARLESTON MUNI (about 24 miles; CHARLESTON, MS; ID:
09M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Marks:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 52
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high schools in Marks:
- M. S. PALMER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 538;
Location: 1315 MARTIN L. KING DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
- QUITMAN CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEX (Location: HWY
# 3 SOUTH; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Marks:
- DELTA ACADEMY (Students: 285; Location: BOX
70; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Marks:
- QUITMAN COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 579;
Location: 450 HUMPHREY STREET; Grades: 04 - 07)
Library in Marks:
- MARKS-QUITMAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $86,598; Location: 315 EAST MAIN; 31,183 books;
1,057 audio materials; 93 video materials; 38 serial
subscriptions)
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