Port Gibson, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,840. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,765 (-4.1% change)
Males: 819 (44.5%), Females: 1,021 (55.5%)

Claiborne County

Zip code: 39150

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $24,848
Median house value: $49,000

Population by Race

Races in Port Gibson:

  • Black (80.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (19.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (2.5%), Irish (1.2%), United States (1.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Elevation: 110 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Port Gibson

  • High school or higher: 73.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
  • Unemployed: 13.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Gibson city

  • Never married: 42.6%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Port Gibson:

  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY HOSPITAL (123 MCCOMB AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Gibson:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Gibson:

  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 33 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)
  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 68 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 82 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Port Gibson:

  • TENSAS PARISH (about 18 miles; ST JOSEPH, LA; Abbreviation: L33)
  • NEWELLTON (about 20 miles; NEWELLTON, LA; Abbreviation: 9M2)
  • VICKSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; VICKSBURG, MS; Abbreviation: VKS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Gibson:

  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 86 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 100 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)

Schools

Public high schools in Port Gibson:

  • PORT GIBSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location: OLD HIGHWAY 18; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CLAIBORNE COUNTY VOC COMPLEX (Location: HIGHWAY 18; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Port Gibson:

  • CHAMBERLAIN-HUNT ACADEMY (Students: 111; Location: 124 MCCOMB AVE; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Port Gibson:

  • ARTHUR W WATSON JR ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 685; Location: ANTHONY STREET- OIL MILL RD.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • PORT GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 424; Location: 161 RAMSEY DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Port Gibson:

  • CLAIBORNE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATI (Students: 77; Location: P.O. BOX 1008; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Port Gibson:

  • HARRIETTE PERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $139,159; Location: 606 MAIN STREET; 30,370 books; 344 audio materials; 1,187 video materials; 63 serial subscriptions)