Brandon, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi Location of Brandon, Mississippi Location of Brandon, Mississippi Brandon, Mississippi is positioned in the US Brandon, Mississippi - Brandon, Mississippi Location in the United States State Mississippi Brandon is a town/city in Rankin County, Mississippi.
It is the governmental center of county of Rankin County. Brandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Travel Destination and positioned east of the state capital.
Brandon is positioned at 32 16 49 N 89 59 54 W (32.280330, -89.998470). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 21.3 square miles (55.3 km ), of which 21.3 square miles (55.1 km ) is territory and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km ) (0.37%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,436 citizens , 6,295 homeholds, and 4,595 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $53,246, and the median income for a family was $63,098.
About 4.1% of families and 6.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city of Brandon has a town/city Mayor as the chief executive officer and a Board of Aldermen, with six propel from single-member districts and one propel at-large. The current town/city officials are Mayor Butch Lee; Alderman, At-Large member James Morris; Alderman, Ward 1 Monica Corley; Alderman, Ward 2 Chris Vinson; Alderman, Ward 3 Harry Williams; Alderman, Ward 4 Lu Coker; Alderman, Ward 5 Bobby Christopher; and Alderman, Ward 6 Robert Morrow.
The town/city of Brandon is served by five fire stations and one administrative central station under the direction of Fire Chief Terry Wages.
The Mississippi Department of Corrections operates the Brandon Probation & Parole Office in Brandon. The Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, positioned in unincorporated Rankin County, is in adjacency to Brandon. Brandon is the locale of the Black Rose Theatre Company.
The City of Brandon is served by the Rankin County School District.
Brandon High School (Grades 9-12) Brandon Middle School (Grades 6-8) Brandon Elementary School (Grades 4-5) Dale Thorn, press secretary to Governor Edwin Edwards of Louisiana, Louisiana State University journalism professor, assistant commissioner of college studies for the Louisiana Board of Regents; born in Mc - Comb, retired to Brandon in 2000, and died in Ridgeland in 2014 "Some Mississippi mayoral competitions already decided".
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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"City of Brandon website Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.." "Brandon Fire Department Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.." "Brandon Police Department Archived October 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.." Mississippi Department of Corrections.
Mississippi Department of Corrections.
"days for her return to the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Brandon." National Register of Historic Places: Mississippi Rankin County "Life sentence in Mississippi hate-crime case".
City of Brandon Municipalities and communities of Rankin County, Mississippi, United States State of Mississippi
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