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Population (year 2000): 1,840. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,765 (-4.1% change)
Males: 819 (44.5%), Females: 1,021 (55.5%)
Claiborne County
Zip code:
39150
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $24,848 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,000 (year 2000)
Races in Port Gibson:
- Black (80.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (2.5%), Irish (1.2%), United
States (1.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 110 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Port Gibson
- High school or higher: 73.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
- Unemployed: 13.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Port Gibson city
- Never married: 42.6%
- Now married: 36.8%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 7.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-0.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Port Gibson:
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (123 MCCOMB AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Gibson:
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; FAYETTE,
MS)
- RIVER REGION HEALTH SYSTEM (about 25 miles;
VICKSBURG, MS)
- MADISON PARISH HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; TALLULAH,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port
Gibson:
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 33
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; ID:
MLU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Gibson:
- TENSAS PARISH (about 18 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; ID:
L33)
- NEWELLTON (about 20 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; ID: 9M2)
- VICKSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; VICKSBURG, MS; ID:
VKS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Port Gibson:
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RAYMOND,
MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
- JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JACKSON,
MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 86 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 100
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high schools in Port Gibson:
- PORT GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 491;
Location: OLD HIGHWAY 18; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CLAIBORNE COUNTY VOC COMPLEX (Location:
HIGHWAY 18; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Port Gibson:
- CHAMBERLAIN-HUNT ACADEMY (Students: 111;
Location: 124 MCCOMB AVE; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Gibson:
- ARTHUR W WATSON JR ELEMENTARY SCH (Students:
685; Location: ANTHONY STREET- OIL MILL RD.; Grades: KG
- 05)
- PORT GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: 161 RAMSEY DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Port Gibson:
- CLAIBORNE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI (Students: 77;
Location: P.O. BOX 1008; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Port Gibson:
- HARRIETTE PERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $139,159; Location: 606 MAIN STREET; 30,370
books; 344 audio materials; 1,187 video materials; 63
serial subscriptions)
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