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Population (year 2000): 4,541. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,618 (+1.7% change)
Males: 2,105 (46.4%), Females: 2,436 (53.6%)
McNairy County
Zip code:
38375
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $28,494 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,200 (year 2000)
Races in Selmer:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.5%)
- Black (15.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (18.8%), Irish
(10.9%), English (7.7%), German (6.8%), Scottish (1.1%), Dutch
(1.0%).
Elevation: 442 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Selmer
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Selmer town
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 14.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -477 (-9.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Selmer:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCNAIRY HOSPITAL (705 E
POPLAR AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Selmer:
- MAGNOLIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 18 miles;
CORINTH, MS)
- WESTERN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 28 miles;
BOLIVAR, TN)
- BOLIVAR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; BOLIVAR,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Selmer:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 36 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 64 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 76 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Selmer:
- ROBERT SIBLEY (about 8 miles; SELMER, TN; ID: SZY)
- ROSCOE TURNER (about 19 miles; CORINTH, MS; ID: CRX)
- SAVANNAH-HARDIN COUNTY (about 28 miles; SAVANNAH,
TN; ID: SNH)
College/University in Selmer:
- STYLES AND PROFILES BEAUTY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 89; Location: 119 S SECOND ST; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Selmer:
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 65 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 73 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 77 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
Public high school in Selmer:
- MCNAIRY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 753;
Location: 493 HIGH SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Selmer:
- SELMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 591;
Location: 533 EAST POPLAR AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- SELMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 495;
Location: 635 EAST POPLAR AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Selmer:
- JACK MCCONNICO MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $64,374; Location: 225 OAK GROVE RD.; 37,881
books; 516 audio materials; 1,197 video materials; 44
serial subscriptions)
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