Forest, Mississippi Forest, Mississippi Scott County Courthouse in Forest Scott County Courthouse in Forest Location of Forest, Mississippi Location of Forest, Mississippi Forest, Mississippi is positioned in the US Forest, Mississippi - Forest, Mississippi Forest is a town/city in Scott County, Mississippi.
It is the governmental center of county of Scott County and the populace is a minority-majority. Forest is positioned at 32 21 49 N 89 28 31 W (32.363627, -89.475348). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 13.0 square miles (34 km2), of which 13.0 square miles (34 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.15%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,987 citizens , 2,085 homeholds, and 1,478 families residing in the city.
There were 2,085 homeholds out of which 36.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 24.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,638, and the median income for a family was $29,767.
About 21.6% of families and 23.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
Air transit is available through Forest Municipal or the close-by Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN).
The City of Forest is served by the Forest Municipal School District.
Schools include Forest Elementary School, Hawkins Middle School and Forest High School.
Forest is home to a several poultry refining plants, including Koch Foods, Tyson Foods, and the Forest Packing Company.
James Eastland (1904 1986), United States Senator from Mississippi Johnson (1856 1933), Louisiana state senator from 1916 1924 and mayor of Homer in the 1910s, was reared in Scott County near Forest.
Erle Johnston (1917-1995), owner of The Scott County Times, 1942-1983; mayor of Forest, 1981-1985; executive director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 1963-1968 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
City of Forest, Mississippi website Forest Mississippi Information Site Municipalities and communities of Scott County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Forest This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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