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Amite County

Population in July 2008: 1,026. Population change since 2000: -4.4%

Males: 448	(43.7%)
Females: 578	(56.3%)

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39638.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,039 (it was $19,922 in 2000)

Gloster:	$24,039
Mississippi:	$36,338

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,130

Gloster:	$13,130
Mississippi:	$19,365

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,139 (it was $45,400 in 2000)

Gloster:	$68,139
Mississippi:	$96,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,383; Detached houses: $85,423; Townhouses or other attached units: $121,539; Mobile homes: $21,987

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Races in Gloster:

Black (55.0%)
White Non-Hispanic (43.5%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Gloster: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (5.6%), English (4.6%), Subsaharan African (2.9%), German (2.5%), Italian (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 434 feet

Land area: 1.82 square miles.

Population density: 563 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gloster

High school or higher: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gloster town

Never married: 33.4%
Now married: 39.8%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 9.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.4%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Gloster, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gloster to the number of sex offenders is 513 to 1.

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

Gloster:	0.5% ($214)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (51.6 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (278.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Crosby, MS (2.5 miles ), Centreville, MS (2.9 miles ), Liberty, MS (3.6 miles ), Norwood, LA (4.1 miles ), Woodville, MS (4.2 miles ), Wilson, LA (4.5 miles ), Meadville, MS (4.5 miles ), Bude, MS (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $43,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $47,700
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $57,700
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $59,100
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,700
2003: 1 building, cost: $65,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $45,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.20 N, Longitude: 91.02 W

Area code: 601

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Population change in the 1990s: -237 (-18.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Construction (8%)
Food (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Food (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Apparel (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Gloster by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	189.8
Robberies	2	0	0	1	2	2
per 100,000	185.5	0.0	0.0	93.5	189.4	189.8
Assaults	0	2	1	0	8	4
per 100,000	0.0	184.5	94.5	0.0	757.6	379.5
Burglaries	2	3	6	13	7	13
per 100,000	185.5	276.8	567.1	1216.1	662.9	1233.4
Thefts	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	94.7	0.0
Auto thefts	0	3	3	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	276.8	283.6	187.1	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	68.6	78.4	81.3	128.2	258.5	371.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.87
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Gloster, Mississippi

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Gloster, Mississippi average temperatures

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Gloster-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 151% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/10/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the Gloster town center killed 9 people and injured 210 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/23/1969, a category 4 tornado 33.5 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Gloster-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Mississippi state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.5 miles away from Gloster center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Gloster:

FIELD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CENTREVILLE, MS)
FRANKLIN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MEADVILLE, MS)
CLINTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CLINTON, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Gloster, MS

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gloster:

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 56 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 86 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)

Public high school in Gloster:

GLOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 154 CASSELS ST; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )

Private high school in Gloster:

PINE HILLS ACADEMY INC (Students: 236; Location: PO BOX 458; Grades: PK - 12)

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Notable location: Hamochitto Work Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Gloster include: Gloster First Baptist Church (A), Holy Family Catholic Church (B), Sharron Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gloster Woodlawn Cemetery (1), Gloster Roselawn Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Glostonian Motel & Restaurant (818 Ms Highway 33).

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

PINE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.9%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	39.8%
Whole state:	19.9%

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

This town:	28.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gloster, MS

Gloster compared to Mississippi state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below 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 significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Gloster (2009 data):

Trustmark National Bank: Tnb Gloster Branch at 162 Main Street, branch established on 1966-01-03. Info updated 2006-10-17: Bank assets: $9,657.3 mil, Deposits: $6,680.5 mil, headquarters in Jackson, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 171 total offices, Holding Company: Trustmark Corporation
Peoples Bank of the South: Gloster Branch at 647 Highway 33, branch established on 2008-05-06. Info updated 2007-08-10: Bank assets: $85.4 mil, Deposits: $68.6 mil, headquarters in Bude, MS, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Pbfc Holding Company

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Gloster mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Gloster

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	79.1%	9.1%	7.2%	1.1%	3.5%
Congregations	54.3%	15.2%	4.3%	6.5%	19.6%

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	2	$4,250	$25,500	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$2,316
Judicial and Legal	2	$9,010	$54,060	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,571	$26,284	3	$2,607
Streets and Highways	4	$5,695	$17,085	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,975	$35,700	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$3,230	$19,380	0	$0
Totals for Government	14	$31,731	$27,198	9	$4,923

7.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
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 Orleans Parish, LA	1.20% ($25,900 average AGI)
from Pike County, MS	1.20% ($29,860)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.48% ($43,600)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
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 Pike County, MS	1.70% ($24,014 average AGI)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.58% ($24,292)
to Lincoln County, MS	0.32% ($27,077)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gloster:

WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WAPF (980 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHNY (1250 AM; 5 kW; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: C.W.H. BROADCASTING INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
WPFC (1550 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: VICTORY & POWER MINISTRIES,INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gloster:

WZFL-FM (104.9 FM; CENTREVILLE, MS; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAZA (107.7 FM; LIBERTY, MS; Owner: SOUTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQCK (92.7 FM; CLINTON, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
WNJJ (97.3 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WILL PERK BROADCASTING)
WEMX (94.1 FM; KENTWOOD, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Gloster:

WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)

Gloster fatal accident list:
Nov 2, 2002 11:20 AM, E Railroad Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 13, 1991 02:45 AM, 33, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 22, 1991 03:50 AM, 33, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 4
Aug 15, 1982 08:00 AM, 0399999999, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1
Oct 27, 1975 10:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Gloster)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Gloster, MS)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

10918, 0.7 Mls Se Gloster Center On N Side Of Kahnville Road (Mswin 10918), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 140.2 m, Call Sign: WQKA324, Licensee ID: L01412109
Assigned Frequencies : 6756.25 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 03/03/2019, Certifier: Johnnie M Bailey
Registrant: State Of Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission, 412 East Woodrow Wilson Avenue Mail Code 66-01, Jackson, MS 39216, Phone: (601) 359-5363, Email:
STATION, On St Hwy 33, 1.1 Mi N Of Jct Hwy 33 & Hwy 24, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: KKQ55
Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/27/1995, Expiration Date: 01/27/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/03/2000
Registrant: Phone: (501) 377-5652

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

East End Of Barney Tower, Overall height: 158.5 m, Call Sign: KRH666
Assigned Frequencies : 152.630 MHz
Grant Date: 03/03/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 828-5540, Fax: (202) 828-5568

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Gloster)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3767R , Serial Number: 17255567, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1966
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Sterling Rd, Gloster, MS 39638

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 77

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