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Population: 1,480. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,405 (-5.1% change)
Males: 656 (44.3%), Females: 824 (55.7%)

Coahoma County

Zip code: 38631

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.6 years
Median household income: $17,750
Median house value: $32,600

Population by Race

Races in Friars Point:

  • Black (93.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (5.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

Ancestries: United States (2.8%).

Elevation: 177 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Friars Point

  • High school or higher: 52.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 15.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friars Point town

  • Never married: 43.7%
  • Now married: 31.3%
  • Separated: 8.1%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +244 (+19.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Friars Point:

  • HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; HELENA, AR)
  • NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 13 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS)
  • QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 27 miles; MARKS, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Friars Point:

  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 66 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Abbreviation: MEM)
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 67 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 77 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Friars Point:

  • FLETCHER FIELD (about 12 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; Abbreviation: CKM)
  • THOMPSON-ROBBINS (about 14 miles; HELENA/WEST HELENA, AR; Abbreviation: HEE)
  • SELFS (about 27 miles; MARKS, MS; Abbreviation: MMS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friars Point:

  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 74 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 74 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 74 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)

Public primary/middle school in Friars Point:

  • FRIARS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 350 SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)

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