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Encyclopedia > Amory, Mississippi
Amory, Mississippi
Location of Amory, Mississippi
Location of Amory, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°59′14″N 88°29′2″W / 33.98722, -88.48389
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Monroe
Area
 - Total 8.0 sq mi (20.8 km²)
 - Land 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
 - Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
Elevation 240 ft (73 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 6,956
 - Density 927.2/sq mi (358.0/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38821
Area code(s) 662
FIPS code 28-01260
GNIS feature ID 0666246
Frisco Park
Frisco Park

Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population is 6,956 at the 2000 census.

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History

Amory was the first planned city in Mississippi. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad needed a mid-point between Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama for their locomotives, and they laid out the new town of Amory in 1887. People from nearby Cotton Gin Port on the Tombigbee River abandoned their town and moved to Amory. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad is a defunct U.S. railroad; it was operationally absorbed into the St. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government  - Type Mayor - Council  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area  - City 151. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, was a town located in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi (644 long), in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. ...


Geography

Amory is located at 33°59′3″N, 88°29′17″W GR3.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²). 19.4 km² (7.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (6.37%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Transportation

Amory Lock
Amory Lock

Road transport is served by US 278, Mississippi Highway 6, and Mississippi Highway 25. Rail transport is offered by BNSF Railway, the Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway, and the Mississippian Railway. Ship transport can be accommodated on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 645 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Amory Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; photograph; 2005-09-10 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 645 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Amory Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; photograph; 2005-09-10 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at... Amory Lock. ... Disruptions in organized traffic flow can create delays lasting hours. ... U.S. Highway 278 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. ... Mississippi Highway 6 runs east-west from MS 161 in Lyon, Mississippi, Mississippi, east to MS 25 near Amory, Mississippi. ... MS 25 as it runs through Rankin County, north of Jackson. ... railroads redirects here. ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting marks BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is larger in size). ... Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway Categories: Stub | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Florida current railroads | Mississippi railroads ... The Mississippian Railway is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi to Fulton, Mississippi. ... A container ship // Water transport redirects here. ... The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234 mile man-made waterway which provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. ...


Economy

Gilmore Memorial Hospital is well regarded as having one of the better maternal wards in northeast Mississippi — residents of other cities drive extra miles to give birth there. Other business sectors include sports equipment manufacturing, wood pulp processing, and the furniture and textile industries.


Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1950 4,990
1960 6,474 29.7%
1970 7,236 11.8%
1980 7,307 1.0%
1990 7,093 -2.9%
2000 6,956 -1.9%
Est. 2006 7,368 5.9%

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,956 people, 2,876 households, and 1,903 families residing in the city. The population density was 358.1/km² (927.2/mi²). There were 3,147 housing units at an average density of 162.0/km² (419.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.85% White, 29.18% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twentieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 2,876 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97. Matrimony redirects here. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $28,789, and the median income for a family was $37,891. Males had a median income of $30,913 versus $21,356 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,092. About 17.1% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Education

Most of Amory is served by the Amory School District, while a small portion is served by the Monroe County School District. The Amory School District is a public school district based in Amory, Mississippi (USA). ... Monroe County School District is a name shared by several school districts in the United States. ...


Culture and events

Frisco 1529 in Frisco Park
Frisco 1529 in Frisco Park

In honor of its cultural and historical heritage, the city of Amory holds an annual festival each April known as the "Railroad Festival" in Frisco Park in downtown Amory. Among other attractions, the Railroad Festival includes southern foods—such as fried catfish, barbecue, and apple fritters—rides, arts and crafts, and live music. Although the time of year—April—often results in rain during one or more days of the 3-day festival, turnout is generally quite large, with as many as 40,000 visiting the festival over the period of a weekend. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ... A barbecue in a public park in Australia A barbecue on a trailer at a block party in Kansas City Pans on the top shelf hold hamburgers and hot dogs that were grilled earlier when the coals were hot. ...


In addition to the annual Railroad Festival, in September of every other year, Amory is host to "Entertainment for Education", also known as "Stars Over Mississippi", in which a number of celebrities and entertainers host a benefit concert to raise funds for local scholarships. Past performers and attendees have included Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Nell Carter, Sandi Patty, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kathy Ireland, and Prince Edward. A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... Vince Gill (born Vincent Grant Gill[1], April 12, 1957) is an American neotraditional country musician, songwriter, and singer. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American, Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, actress, and philanthropist. ... Nell Carter, as Nell Harper on Gimme a Break! Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and film, stage and television actress. ... Sandi Patti (born July 12, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), known as The Voice, is an American Contemporary Christian music singer. ... VHS box cover of Kathie Lees Rock n Tots Cafe: A Christmas Giff starring Kathie Lee Gifford, copyright 1995 Rock n Tots Joint Venture. ... // Kathy Ireland, named “best friend to working mothers” by the Associated Press and London Times began her career as a supermodel before undergoing a “metamorphosis to Super Mogul” as stated by Readers Digest. ... The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, KG, KCVO, SOM (Edward Antony Richard Louis Mountbatten-Windsor; born 10 March 1964) is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest child and third son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Earl of Wessex since 1999. ...


Famous and notable Amorians

  • John Dye, actor
  • Gary Grubbs, actor
  • Sam Haskell, former entertainment executive
  • Hob Bryan, Mississippi State Senator
  • Lucille Bogan, controversial early blues singer

John Dye born John Carrol Dye (Amory, Mississippi, January 31, 1963), American actor, is most fomous in the role Andrew in the tv series Touched by an Angel, and 1996 tv series Promised Land. ... Gary Grubbs (born November 14, 1949, in Amory, Mississippi) is an American-born actor. ... Lucille Bogan Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 - August 10, 1948) was an early Blues singer (among the first to be recorded) who used the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. ...

Trivia

Blue Suede Shoes is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. ... Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that was recorded most notably at Sun Records in Memphis beginning in 1954. ... Elvis redirects here. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ...

See also

Amory Lock. ... The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (popularly known as the Tenn-Tom) is a 234 mile man-made waterway which provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. ... Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, was a town located in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad is a defunct U.S. railroad; it was operationally absorbed into the St. ... The St. ... The Mississippian Railway is a short line railroad operating from Amory, Mississippi to Fulton, Mississippi. ... Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway Categories: Stub | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Florida current railroads | Mississippi railroads ... The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting marks BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is larger in size). ... The Amory Wars, originally called the Bag. ...

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