Crystal Springs, Mississippi

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Population in July 2007: 5,958. Population change since 2000: +1.2%

Males: 2,717	(46.3%)
Females: 3,156	(53.7%)

Copiah County

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 39059.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,600 (it was $23,846 in 2000)

Crystal Springs	$23,600
Mississippi:	$32,938

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,100 (it was $50,000 in 2000)

Crystal Springs	$51,100
Mississippi:	$82,700

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Races in Crystal Springs:

Black (55.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (42.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Crystal Springs: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.2%), Irish (6.3%), English (4.2%), German (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 464 feet

Land area: 5.38 square miles.

Population density: 1092 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Crystal Springs

High school or higher: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 11.1%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crystal Springs city

Never married: 32.8%
Now married: 44.7%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 9.4%

40 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Crystal Springs, Mississippi in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Crystal Springs to the number of sex offenders is 735 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Crystal Springs:	0.6% ($298)
Mississippi:	0.6% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (25.3 miles , pop. 184,256).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (118.7 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (378.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Hazlehurst, MS (8.8 miles ), Terry, MS (8.9 miles ), Byram, MS (15.4 miles ), Georgetown, MS (15.5 miles ), Beauregard, MS (18.6 miles ), Raymond, MS (19.1 miles ), Learned, MS (19.6 miles) , Florence, MS (19.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $19,300
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $56,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $81,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $48,100
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $42,800
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $89,100
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $117,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 31.99 N, Longitude: 90.36 W

234 people in job corps and vocational training facilities

Area code: 601

Crystal Springs household income distribution

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Crystal Springs, Mississippi business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+0.9%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Truck transportation (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Construction (9%)
Educational services (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Health care (4%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Crystal Springs, Mississippi

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Crystal Springs, Mississippi average temperatures

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Crystal Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Mississippi state average. It is 200% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Crystal Springs city center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the city center killed 12 people and injured 122 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal Springs:

HARDY WILSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HAZLEHURST, MS)
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; JACKSON, MS)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP JACKSON INC (about 23 miles; JACKSON, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Crystal Springs, MS

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crystal Springs:

JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: JAN)
HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 70 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
HATTIESBURG-LAUREL REGIONAL (about 80 miles; HATTIESBURG/LAUREL, MS; ID: PIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crystal Springs:

COPIAH COUNTY (about 7 miles; CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS; ID: M11)
JOHN BELL WILLIAMS (about 22 miles; RAYMOND, MS; ID: M16)
HAWKINS FIELD (about 26 miles; JACKSON, MS; ID: HKS)

Amtrak station near Crystal Springs:

9 miles: HAZELHURST (N. RAGSDALE ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal Springs:

HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GOODMAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 4,072)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (about 93 miles; HATTIESBURG, MS; FT enrollment: 12,541)

Public high schools in Crystal Springs:

CRYSTAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Location: 213 NEWTON STREET; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
CRYSTAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 201 NEWTON STREET)

Public elementary/middle school in Crystal Springs:

CRYSTAL SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 2092 SOUTH PAT HARRISON)

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Churches in Crystal Springs include: Saint John Catholic Church (A), Crystal Springs United Methodist Church (B), Faith Church (C), New Zion United Methodist Church (D), First Assembly of God Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Presbyterian Church (G), Highland Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Chautauqua Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Wisteria Inn (106 West Railroad Avenue South).

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

COPIAH-NEW ZION WATER ASSN,INC (Population served: 3509, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between DEC-28-2000 and JAN-28-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-02-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-05-2001)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Crystal Springs that have no violations reported:

CRYSTAL SPRINGS WATER SERVICE (Population served: 6342, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
HARMONY RIDGE WATER ASSN (Population served: 1068, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.0%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	31.2%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Crystal Springs compared to Mississippi state average:

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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 significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Crystal Springs (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Crystal Springs Branch at 326 East Railroad Avenue, branch established on 1932-05-21; Crystal Springs Hwy 51 Branch at 25073 Highway 51 North, branch established on 1975-04-10. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Bank of the South: Bank Of The South at 201 S. Jackson Street, branch established on 1976-10-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.3 mil, Deposits: $46.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bancsouth Financial Corporation
Copiah Bank, National Association: Crystal Springs Branch at 201 East Railroad Avenue, branch established on 1984-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $115.3 mil, Deposits: $101.9 mil, headquarters in Hazlehurst, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Copiah Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Crystal Springs mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Parks and Recreation	3	$5,939	$23,756	0	$0
Other Government Administration	9	$23,283	$31,044	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	4	$15,741	$47,223	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	13	$54,242	$50,070	0	$0
Police - Other	4	$8,982	$26,946	1	$1,169
Firefighters	2	$9,292	$55,752	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$4,535	$27,210	0	$0
Streets and Highways	8	$17,636	$26,454	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		4	$1,298
Water Supply	5	$9,128	$21,907	0	$0
Totals for Government	50	$148,779	$35,707	5	$2,467

Crystal Springs government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $357,000
Solid Waste Management: $276,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000

All Other: $3,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $94,000
Fire Protection: $23,000

Libraries: $9,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $505,000
General - Other: $282,000

Regular Highways: $271,000

Water Utilities: $270,000

Central Staff Services: $243,000

Solid Waste Management: $236,000

Sewerage: $223,000

Parks & Recreation: $167,000

Fire Protection: $161,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000

Financial Administration: $40,000

Libraries: $34,000

Corrections - Other: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $20,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $57,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,000
Welfare: $3,000

Health: $2,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $66,000
All Other: $15,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $319,000
Industrial Revenue: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $875,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $0
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $102,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $203,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $185,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $0
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $773,000
Water Utilities: $134,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $197,000
Interest Earnings: $43,000

Rents: $40,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $37,000
Fire Protection: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Judicial: $6,000

General - Other: $6,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $462,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,194,000
End of Fiscal Year: $958,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $110,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $818,000
Housing & Community Development: $62,000

Electric Utilities: $50,000

All Other: $25,000

Water Utilities: $24,000

Public Welfare: $11,000
Tax - Property: $480,000
NEC: $117,000

Public Utilities: $77,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $9,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $0

Total General Sales: $0

Motor Vehicle License: $0
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,071,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,556 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
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 Hinds County, MS	1.30% ($35,400 average AGI)
from Rankin County, MS	0.55% ($30,415)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.46% ($19,864)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
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 Hinds County, MS	1.37% ($33,735 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, MS	0.64% ($26,770)
to Rankin County, MS	0.57% ($35,564)

Strongest AM radio stations in Crystal Springs:

WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WZRX (1590 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOAD (1300 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WOEG (1220 AM; 0 kW; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Crystal Springs:

WJXN-FM (100.9 FM; UTICA, MS; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDXO (92.9 FM; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTYX (94.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
WJMI (99.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMPR (90.1 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: J.C. MAXWELL BROADCASTING GROUP, INC)
WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
WRQO (102.1 FM; MONTICELLO, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
WHJT (93.5 FM; CLINTON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Crystal Springs:

WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJKO-LP (Channel 64; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WAPT (Channel 16; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WAPT HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WJMF-LP (Channel 53; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJXF-LP (Channel 49; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBXK-CA (Channel 8; JACKSON, ETC., MS; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
WBMS-CA (Channel 10; JACKSON, MS; Owner: GENE A. BLAILOCK)
W46CW (Channel 46; JACKSON/BRANDON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI TELEVISION, LLC)

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