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Population (year 2000): 562. Estimated
population in July 2005: 547 (-2.7% change)
Males: 265 (47.2%), Females: 297 (52.8%)
Noxubee County
Zip code:
39361
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $21,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,400 (year 2000)
Races in Shuqualak:
- Black (69.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (29.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (8.0%), English
(4.4%), Irish (1.8%), German (1.2%), Danish (1.1%), Scottish
(1.1%).
Elevation: 217 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shuqualak
- High school or higher: 67.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shuqualak town
- Never married: 41.3%
- Now married: 39.3%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shuqualak:
- NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 10
miles; MACON, MS)
- WINSTON MEDICAL CENTER & SWINGBED (about 34 miles;
LOUISVILLE, MS)
- PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 34 miles;
CARROLLTON, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shuqualak:
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 46 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- KEY FIELD (about 48 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shuqualak:
- MACON MUNI (about 11 miles; MACON, MS; ID: 20M)
- GEORGE DOWNER (about 28 miles; ALICEVILLE, AL; ID:
AIV)
- LOUISVILLE WINSTON COUNTY (about 35 miles;
LOUISVILLE, MS; ID: LMS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shuqualak:
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 37 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 72 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public primary/middle school in Shuqualak:
- REED ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 166;
Location: 2048 HWY 145; Grades: KG - 06)
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