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FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI QUICK STATSCounty: Rankin
Elevation: 316 feet
Land Area: 5.88 square miles
Population Density: 591 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 45.00%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (88.0%), Black (10.3%), Hispanic (1.1%), Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (19.4%), English (10.6%), Irish (9.9%), German (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (2.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, MS (12.5 miles , pop. 184,256)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (131.8 miles , pop. 227,818)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (353.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Richland, MS (2.4 miles ), Pearl, MS (2.9 miles ), Byram, MS (3.0 miles ), Terry, MS (3.3 miles ), Flowood, MS (3.4 miles ), Brandon, MS (3.4 miles ), Jackson, MS (3.5 miles ), Braxton, MS (3.6 miles) .
Airports and Heliports located in Florence: Tullos Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 10)
Amtrak station near Florence: 11 miles: JACKSON (300 W. CAPITOL ST.)
Florence Compared to State Average: Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
FLORENCE, MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 87.00%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.30%
Colleges/Universities in Florence:
WESLEY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 70, Location: 111 WESLEY CIR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.wesleycollege.com)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Florence:
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY about 12 miles, JACKSON, MS, Full-time enrollment: 5,955 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE about 20 miles, CLINTON, MS, FT enrollment: 2,904 HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 21 miles, RAYMOND, MS, FT enrollment: 10,057 HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 59 miles, GOODMAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,485 ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY about 62 miles, ALCORN STATE, MS, FT enrollment: 2,594 JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE about 67 miles, ELLISVILLE, MS, FT enrollment: 4,072 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 82 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455
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