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Moving to Thaxton, Mississippi

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Population: 513. Estimated population in July 2024: 585 (+14.0% change)
Males: 254 (49.5%), Females: 259 (50.5%)

Pontotoc County

Zip code: 38871

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $41,750
Median house value: $60,600

Population by Race

Races in Thaxton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (25.7%), Irish (10.1%), English (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Dutch (1.9%).

Elevation: 436 feet

Land area: 8.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thaxton

  • High school or higher: 75.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thaxton town

  • Never married: 26.6%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

2.7% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 1.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+21.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thaxton:

  • PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH (about 13 miles; PONTOTOC, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 18 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH MS (about 24 miles; OXFORD, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thaxton:

  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 26 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 29 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 69 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thaxton:

  • PONTOTOC COUNTY (about 10 miles; PONTOTOC, MS; Abbreviation: 22M)
  • NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 20 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS; Abbreviation: M72)
  • CALHOUN COUNTY (about 29 miles; PITTSBORO, MS; Abbreviation: 04M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thaxton:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 26 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 76 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 78 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)

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