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Population (year 2000): 5,670. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,061 (+6.9% change)
Males: 2,611 (46.0%), Females: 3,059 (54.0%)
Chester County
Zip code:
38340
Median resident age: 27.3 years
Median household income: $32,648 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,600 (year 2000)
Races in Henderson:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.2%)
- Black (17.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (15.8%), Irish
(12.1%), German (6.9%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (1.4%).
Elevation: 462 feet
Land area: 5.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Henderson
- High school or higher: 67.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Henderson city
- Never married: 34.4%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +555 (+10.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Henderson:
- JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY GEN HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
JACKSON, TN)
- PATHWAYS OF TENNESSEE, INC (about 17 miles; JACKSON,
TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCNAIRY HOSPITAL (about 20
miles; SELMER, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Henderson:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 21 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 82 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 85 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Henderson:
- ROBERT SIBLEY (about 21 miles; SELMER, TN; ID: SZY)
- FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 24 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; ID:
M52)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 29 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
College/University in Henderson:
- FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,624; Location: 158 E MAIN ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.fhu.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Henderson:
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 76 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
Public high school in Henderson:
- CHESTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 681;
Location: 552 EAST MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Henderson:
- CHESTER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 611;
Location: 634 E MAIN ST; Grades: 04 - 06)
- EAST CHESTER COUNTY ELEMENTARY (Students:
422; Location: 708 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- CHESTER COUNTY JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 399;
Location: 930 E MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WEST CHESTER COUNTY ELEMENTARY (Students:
295; Location: 1243 W MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Henderson:
- CHRISTIAN LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 16;
Location: 412 BARHAM; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Henderson:
- CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$51,213; Location: 1012 EAST MAIN STREET; 18,207 books;
223 audio materials; 585 video materials; 1 serial
subscriptions)
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