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Population (year 2000): 2,312. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,236 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,048 (45.3%), Females: 1,264 (54.7%)
Bolivar County
Zip code:
38773
Median resident age: 28.7 years
Median household income: $18,878 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,800 (year 2000)
Races in Shaw:
- Black (92.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (7.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: Italian (1.5%), United States
(1.2%).
Elevation: 134 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shaw
- High school or higher: 49.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 16.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shaw city
- Never married: 44.4%
- Now married: 34.3%
- Separated: 5.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shaw:
- BOLIVAR MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS)
- SOUTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
INDIANOLA, MS)
- NORTH SUNFLOWER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
RULEVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shaw:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 102 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 102 miles; JACKSON, MS;
ID: JAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shaw:
- CLEVELAND MUNI (about 11 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; ID:
RNV)
- INDIANOLA MUNI (about 11 miles; INDIANOLA, MS; ID:
IDL)
- RULEVILLE-DREW (about 21 miles; DREW, MS; ID: M37)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shaw:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 73
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 93 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT
enrollment: 2,904)
Public high school in Shaw:
- SHAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location:
214 DEAN BLVD; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Shaw:
- MCEVANS SCHOOL (Students: 452; Location: 601
HWY 61 NORTH; Grades: KG - 07)
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