Profile for Kosciusko, Mississippi, MS

Kosciusko is on the Natchez Trace

Former and merged names include:
· Attala

Ranked among the top 10 small towns, February 2001 in the ePodunk Home Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· Oprah Winfrey, TV talk show host
· James Meredith, first black student enrolled at the University of Mississippi

Local festivals include:

• Natchez Trace Festival - April 28, 2007
• Central Mississippi Fair - Aug. 1-4, 2007

Scenic roads: Natchez Trace Parkway

Colleges and universities: Magnolia Bible College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Kosciusko

Cemeteries (35)

Colleges (1)

Communities (1)

Hotels (2)

Libraries (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Kosciusko
• School enrollment & education levels in Kosciusko
• Transportation & commute times in Kosciusko
• Attala County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Mississippi
• State data - Mississippi
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Kosciusko demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Attala County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 39090 ZIP code.

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• Kosciusko city government
• Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce

3% of Kosciusko residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kosciusko ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Kosciusko
• Cemeteries in Attala County
• Libraries in or near Kosciusko

Post a query on a message board:

• Attala County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Kosciusko museums
• Kosciusko historic sites
• Kosciusko area parks

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• Kosciusko area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Attala County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Mississippi cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Kosciusko
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Attala County

• Kosciusko business guide
• Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in Mississippi
• Local ordinances in Mississippi (Partial selection)

• Crime in Attala County
• Arrests in Attala County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Mississippi
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kosciusko was $13,478, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Attala County economic census
• Attala County economic summary
• Attala County employment growth
• Attala County unemployment rate
• Mississippi economic data

13% of Kosciusko residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Kosciusko
• Colleges in Mississippi
• Learning Disabilities Association in Mississippi
• Schools in or near Kosciusko
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Mississippi high schools

• Movies playing in or near Kosciusko
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• Air pollution in Attala County
• Diesel soot in Attala County
• Land contamination in Attala County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Mississippi
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Attala County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Mississippi

Kosciusko festival dates:

• Natchez Trace Festival - April 28, 2007
• Central Mississippi Fair - Aug. 1-4, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Kosciusko festival web sites:

• Central Mississippi Fair
• Natchez Trace Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Mississippi county fairs
• Mississippi festivals (Mississippi tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Kosciusko

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Kosciusko
• Geocaches in Mississippi

• Kosciusko items now on sale

• Kosciusko local government Web site
• Attala County government
• Mississippi state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Demographics
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• Kosciusko medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Mississippi
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Kosciusko
• Historic sites in Mississippi
• Museums in or near Kosciusko
• Museums in Mississippi
• Mississippi state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Attala County genealogy forum

Median rent in Kosciusko, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $256.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $555.

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Libraries in Kosciusko include Attala County Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Kosciusko

• Mississippi library

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• Census map of Kosciusko area
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• Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce
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Attala County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kosciusko political report.

• Mississippi Democratic party
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• Mississippi elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Kosciusko
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The average commute time for Kosciusko workers is 20 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Kosciusko include Best Western Parkway Inn, Super 8.

• Kosciusko travel guide
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• Mississippi tourism bureau

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