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2000 Census Statistics |
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Population |
2,021 |
| Median Age | 38.3 |
| Total Households | 780 |
| Total Housing Units | 884 |
| Owner Occupied Housing Units | 561 |
| Average Household Size | 2.46 |
| Enrolled in School | 540 |
| Percentage High School Graduate or Higher | 66.1 |
| Percentage Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 17.7 |
| Civilian Veterans | 181 |
| Living in Same House as 1995 | 1,023 |
| Born in the United States | 2,000 |
| Born in Mississippi | 1,779 |
| Naturalized Citizens | 3 |
| Non-Citizens | 4 |
| Median Family Income | $28,542 |
| Median Rooms in Housing Structure | 5.2 |
| Median Home Value | $51,500 |
| Median Monthly Mortgage | $222 |
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LOCATION |
Union is located 16 miles north of Interstate 20 on Highway 15 and 492, with Highways 494 and 489 coming into Union. |
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POLICE DEPARTMENT |
Consists of six full time officers and six part-time with 24-hour dispatcher service. Chief of Police: Ben Harper |
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MAYOR |
Max Sessums |
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NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF |
Jackie Knight |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT |
Maintains a Class 8 rating and is staffed by over twenty professionally trained volunteers. A new fire station houses two pumpers, one tanker and a rescue unit with jaws of life. Fire Chief: Dale Yates |
| Has approximately 900 students, kindergarten through 12th grade and maintains high academic standards. Employment: 100; Superintendent of Education: Dr. Michael McInnis | |
| Located 8 miles south of Union and has academic programs as well as vocational-technical classes to cover any area of manufacturing. Literacy and/or training specialized to a particular industry is free through the State Department of Education. | |
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LAIRD HOSPITAL |
Since 1938, with new facility built in 1987 and Laird Home Health employee 247 employees. Modern 50-bed hospital with 4 intensive care units equipped with state of the art medical equipment. Laird Hospital has been ranked among the top small town hospitals in the nation. Medical services include full service physical therapy, surgery, in-house CAT Scan, nuclear medicine, physical fitness, intensive care, nursing services, emergency room with 4 beds, cardiopulmonary, laboratory, home health, hospice care, social services and radiology. The hospital is also a certified member of the Cardiac Emergency Network in cooperation with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. |
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HEALTHCARE FACILITIES |
Sta-Home Health Agency, Family Medical Group of Union, Hilltop Manor Nursing Home, Magnolia Regional Personal Care Home and Union Congregate Housing for the Elder |
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SOCIAL AND CIVIC CLUBS |
Chamber of Commerce, Present Day Club, Lion’s Club, Union Riding Club, Union Home and Garden Club, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Foundation for the Preservation and Restoration of Boler’s Inn |
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DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIAL BASE |
Buntyn Sawmill, lumber, sawmill, cross-ties, approx. 8 employees Choctaw Glove & Safety, manufactures industrial work gloves, distribution, shipping of safety products for industry, mainly automotive. Approx. 20 employees. Tyson Foods, Inc., manufactures poultry feed, shipping, Approx. 200 employees J & J Pallet Builders, wood pallets and boxes, 3 employees MMC, ready-mixed concrete, sand and gravel, 10 employees TRI-C Wood Products Inc manufactures dimension furniture parts, daybeds, grade lumber. 131 employees |