Eupora, Mississippi

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Population in July 2008: 2,213. Population change since 2000: -4.9%

Males: 979	(44.3%)
Females: 1,234	(55.7%)

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39744.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,972 (it was $24,839 in 2000)

Eupora:	$29,972
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,110

Eupora:	$16,110
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,252 (it was $60,800 in 2000)

Eupora:	$91,252
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $108,310; Detached houses: $109,147; In 2-unit structures: $34,012; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,524; Mobile homes: $18,750

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Races in Eupora:

White Non-Hispanic (57.7%)
Black (38.0%)
Hispanic (3.7%)
Other race (2.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Eupora: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.7%), Irish (9.1%), United States (8.0%), German (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 395 feet

Land area: 3.26 square miles.

Population density: 680 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Eupora

High school or higher: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 11.3%
Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eupora city

Never married: 25.5%
Now married: 49.9%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 8.2%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Eupora, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Eupora to the number of sex offenders is 1107 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Eupora:	0.5% ($316)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (100.3 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (116.1 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (438.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Walthall, MS (2.1 miles) , Mathiston, MS (2.9 miles ), Maben, MS (3.3 miles ), Slate Springs, MS (3.9 miles) , Ackerman, MS (4.1 miles ), Mantee, MS (4.2 miles) , Kilmichael, MS (4.3 miles ), French Camp, MS (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $87,200
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $72,500
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $131,100
2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,300
2002: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $99,300
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $99,000
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,500
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $159,000
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 33.54 N, Longitude: 89.27 W

Area code: 662

Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-3.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Furniture and related products (11%)
Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (5%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (15%)
Apparel (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Top executives (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Crime in Eupora by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2005	2007
Murders	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	85.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.7
Robberies	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	42.8	0.0	0.0	44.0	0.0
Assaults	8	6	25	6	5
per 100,000	342.3	255.5	1097.5	264.2	223.6
Burglaries	48	17	9	27	2
per 100,000	2053.9	724.0	395.1	1188.9	89.4
Thefts	10	4	2	1	2
per 100,000	427.9	170.4	87.8	44.0	89.4
Auto thefts	2	0	0	3	2
per 100,000	85.6	0.0	0.0	132.1	89.4
Arson	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	317.5	193.8	250.7	161.6	97.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.16
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Eupora, Mississippi

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Eupora, Mississippi average temperatures

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Eupora-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Eupora city center killed 12 people and injured 122 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 tornado 14.5 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Eupora-area historical earthquake activity is below Mississippi state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from Eupora center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from Eupora center
On 7/15/1995 at 01:03:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from Eupora center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Eupora topographic map

Birthplace of: Quenton Pryor - College basketball player (Morehead State Eagles).

Hospital/medical center in Eupora:

WEBSTER GENERAL HOSPITAL/SWING BED (500 HIGHWAY 9 SOUTH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Eupora:

CHOCTAW COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ACKERMAN, MS)
KILMICHAEL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KILMICHAEL, MS)
TYLER HOLMES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WINONA, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Eupora, MS

Airports located in Eupora:

Eupora Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,000, Local Ops: 500)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eupora:

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 47 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; FT enrollment: 11,068)
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)

Public high schools in Eupora:

EUPORA HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 404 W FOX AVE)
EUPORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1100 NARON ST.; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Public elementary/middle school in Eupora:

WEBSTER CO CAREER & TECHNOL CENTER (Location: 102 HALL RD.)

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Churches in Eupora include: Church of Christ (A), Liberty Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First United Methodist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Eupora Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Webster County - Eupora- Justice Court Clerk (East Fox Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Eupora and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF EUPORA (Population served: 4500, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between MAR-11-1999 and APR-11-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-11-1999), St Public Notif received (MAR-25-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2005)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2003 and OCT-22-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2003)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.3%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	24.0%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eupora, MS

146 people in nursing homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Eupora compared to Mississippi state average:

Eupora, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Eupora (2009 data):

CB&S Bank, Inc.: Eupora Branch at 102 West Fox Avenue, branch established on 1976-02-12. Info updated 2008-03-06: Bank assets: $1,339.3 mil, Deposits: $1,061.4 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.
Regions Bank: Eupora Branch at 107 East Fox Avenue, branch established on 1896-01-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Eupora mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Religion statistics for Eupora

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	Other religions
Adherents	77.7%	13.5%	3.2%	2.2%	3.4%
Congregations	59.6%	19.1%	8.5%	2.1%	10.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,805	$33,660	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$3,100
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		3	$1,276
Police Protection - Officers	6	$12,949	$25,898	3	$2,007
Police - Other	2	$2,813	$16,878	4	$431
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$68
Streets and Highways	4	$7,394	$22,182	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,369	$28,428	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$11,349	$22,698	1	$1,020
Totals for Government	20	$39,679	$23,807	17	$7,902

Eupora government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $110,000
Charges - Sewerage: $159,000
All Other: $22,000
Construction - Sewerage: $440,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $448,000
Police Protection: $358,000

Financial Administration: $158,000

Regular Highways: $131,000

Parks & Recreation: $76,000

Sewerage: $28,000

Fire Protection: $22,000

Solid Waste Management: $20,000

Libraries: $3,000

General - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $0
Water Utilities: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $289,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
All Other: $2,000

Public Welfare: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,130,000
Water Utilities: $1,563,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,130,000
Water Utilities: $1,521,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $42,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $289,000
General Revenue, NEC: $71,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $19,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000

Fire Protection: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $72,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $410,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $54,000
End of Fiscal Year: $39,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,446,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $364,000
Water Utilities: $345,000

All Other: $40,000

Public Welfare: $10,000
Tax - Property: $307,000
Public Utilities: $42,000

NEC: $6,000

Other Selective Sales: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $627,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $94,000

6.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.07%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Oktibbeha County, MS	1.63% ($27,787 average AGI)
from Choctaw County, MS	0.54% ($45,400)
from Clay County, MS	0.32% ($25,000)

6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Oktibbeha County, MS	1.34% ($23,720 average AGI)
to Choctaw County, MS	0.48% ($16,833)
to Clay County, MS	0.32% ($33,083)

Strongest AM radio stations in Eupora:

WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WIRL (1270 AM; daytime; 3 kW; LOUISVILLE, MS; Owner: HARRISON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXTN (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, MS; Owner: BRAD MAURICE COTHRAN)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eupora:

WFCA (107.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: FRENCH CAMP RADIO, INC.)
WMAB-FM (89.9 FM; ACKERMAN, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WJZB (88.9 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WLZA (96.1 FM; EUPORA, MS; Owner: TRI COUNTY BROADCASTING)
WAUM (91.9 FM; DUCK HILL, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WQJQ (105.1 FM; KOSCIUSKO, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WONA-FM (95.1 FM; WINONA, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN ELECTRONICS COMPANY, INC.)
WQJB (104.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, MS; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
WMSU (92.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Eupora:

WMAB-TV (Channel 2; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Eupora, Mississippi:

Fatal accident count: 4
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Mississippi average:

Fatal accident count: 79
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 14
Fatalities: 87
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 198
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Eupora fatal accident list:
Jun 1, 1995 06:18 AM, Us 82, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 13, 1980 07:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 24, 1980 07:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 1980 10:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 23 meters (75ft)
Total costs: $100,571,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,920
Total average daily truck traffic: 867
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 20,880

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Eupora)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Eupora, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Eupora)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2072R , Serial Number: 18255272, Year manufactured: 1964
Registrant (Co-Owned): Herbert E Myers, 2 Box 162, Eupora, MS 39744, Other Owners: Janet E Myers

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 74
Hazardous Condition: 3
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Eupora

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Eupora, MS

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