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Population (year 2000): 21,869. Estimated
population in July 2005: 22,131 (+1.2% change)
Males: 11,041 (50.5%), Females: 10,828 (49.5%)
Oktibbeha County
Zip codes:
39759.
Median resident age: 25.2 years
Median household income: $22,590 (year 2000)
Median house value: $97,200 (year 2000)
Races in Starkville:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.0%)
- Black (30.0%)
- Chinese (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (9.2%), Irish (9.1%),
English (8.6%), German (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Scottish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 374 feet
Land area: 25.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Starkville
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Starkville city
- Never married: 47.2%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 6.7%
4.7% Foreign born (3.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,944 (+15.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Starkville:
- OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (400 HOSPITAL ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Starkville:
- CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; WEST
POINT, MS)
- CHOCTAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
ACKERMAN, MS)
- BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (about 27
miles; COLUMBUS, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Starkville:
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 30 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 56 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Starkville:
- GEORGE M BRYAN (about 4 miles; STARKVILLE, MS; ID:
STF)
- OKTIBBEHA (about 11 miles; STARKVILLE, MS; ID: M51)
- MCCHAREN FIELD (about 14 miles; WEST POINT, MS; ID:
M83)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Starkville:
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 27 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 80
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
Public high schools in Starkville:
- STARKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,130;
Location: 603 YELLOWJACKET DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MILLSAPS CAREER & TECH CENTER (Location: 803
LOUISVILLE ROAD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- QUAD COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 730
WHITFIELD STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Starkville:
- STARKVILLE ACADEMY (Students: 837; Location:
ACADEMY ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Starkville:
- SUDDUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 944;
Location: 101 GREENFIELD DRIVE; Grades: KG - 02)
- ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 664;
Location: 303 MCKEE STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WARD-STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
570; Location: 200 A HIGHWAY 82 WEST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- OVERSTREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 297;
Location: 307 SOUTH JACKSON STREET; Grades: 03 - 03)
- EAST OKTIBBEHA COUNTY ELEMENTARY (Students:
292; Location: 1884 SIXTEENTH SECTION ROAD; Grades: KG -
06)
- HENDERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 281;
Location: 200 HIGHWAY 82 WEST; Grades: 06 - 06)
- EMERSON FAMILY SCHOOL (Location: 1504 HIGHWAY
25 SOUTH; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle school in Starkville:
- STARKVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 85;
Location: 303 LYNN LANE; Grades: PK - 9)
Library in Starkville:
- STARKVILLE-OKTIBBEHA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SY
(Operating income: $460,208; Location: 326 UNIVERSITY
DRIVE; 63,121 books; 1,265 audio materials; 684 video
materials; 115 serial subscriptions)
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