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Population (year 2000): 2,573. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,472 (-3.9% change)
Males: 1,210 (47.0%), Females: 1,363 (53.0%)
Sunflower County
Zip code:
38761
Median resident age: 22.0 years
Median household income: $20,401 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,100 (year 2000)
Races in Moorhead:
- Black (79.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (20.2%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (4.3%), Irish (3.1%),
English (1.2%).
Elevation: 117 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moorhead
- High school or higher: 58.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 26.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moorhead city
- Never married: 46.0%
- Now married: 35.1%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 6.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moorhead:
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
- HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BELZONI, MS)
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
RULEVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Moorhead:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 34 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 85 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 93 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moorhead:
- INDIANOLA MUNI (about 12 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID:
IDL)
- BELZONI MUNI (about 22 miles; BELZONI, MS; ID: 1M2)
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 22 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
College/University in Moorhead:
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 2,486; Location: HWY 3 AND CHERRY
ST; Public; Website: www.mdcc.cc.ms.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Moorhead:
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
Public primary/middle schools in Moorhead:
- JAMES ROSSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
300; Location: 601 INGRAM STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- MOORHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 908 WASHINGTON; Grades: 06 - 08)
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