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Population (year 2000): 2,164. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,445 (+13.0% change)
Males: 1,030 (47.6%), Females: 1,134 (52.4%)
Lamar County
Zip code:
39475
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $30,938 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,000 (year 2000)
Races in Purvis:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
- Black (27.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (18.9%), English
(9.4%), Irish (6.8%), German (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 381 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Purvis
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Purvis city
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -234 (-9.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Purvis:
- SOUTH MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSPITAL (823 HIGHWAY
589)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Purvis:
- FORREST GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS)
- WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; HATTIESBURG,
MS)
- STONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WIGGINS, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Purvis:
- HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 23 miles;
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)
- STENNIS INTL (about 54 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID:
HSA)
- GULFPORT-BILOXI INTL (about 57 miles; GULFPORT, MS;
ID: GPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Purvis:
- I H BASS JR MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; LUMBERTON, MS;
ID: 4R1)
- BOBBY L CHAIN MUNI (about 14 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS;
ID: HBG)
- POPLARVILLE-PEARL RIVER COUNTY (about 26 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; ID: M13)
Amtrak station near Purvis:
- 16 miles: HATTIESBURG (308 NEWMAN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Purvis:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 9 miles;
HATTIESBURG, MS; Full-time enrollment: 12,541)
- PEARL RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
POPLARVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 89 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 89 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Public high schools in Purvis:
- PURVIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 490; Location:
220 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAMAR CO VOC TECH CENTER (Location: COLLEGE
DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Purvis:
- PURVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 529;
Location: 310 MITCHELL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- PURVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 220 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
- JEFFERSON/TODD ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (Location:
424 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 05 - 12)
- JEFFERSON-TODD EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Location:
424 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Purvis:
- LAMAR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 62 PURVIS OLOH RD PO BOX 880; Grades: PK - 9)
Library in Purvis:
- LAMAR COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $303,365; Location: 122 SHELBY SPEIGHTS DRIVE;
36,152 books; 389 audio materials; 702 video materials;
80 serial subscriptions)
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