Profile for Pearl, Mississippi, MS

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 67. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.9 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Pearl Day - June 29-30, 2007

Sports teams: Mississippi Braves (minor league baseball)

Colleges and universities: Hinds Community College-Rankin Campus

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 113

Listed places near Pearl

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (28)

Colleges (5)

Communities (4)

Hotels (31)

Libraries (13)

Museums (4)

Parks (1)

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8% of Pearl residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pearl ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Rankin County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MS data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Pearl business guide
• Rankin County Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Mississippi
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• Crime in Rankin County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• 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 Pearl was $17,136, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Mississippi economic data

14% of Pearl residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Pearl
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Mississippi

Pearl festival dates:

• Pearl Day - June 29-30, 2007

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

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• Local historical societies in Mississippi
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• Post history questions in Rankin County genealogy forum

Median rent in Pearl, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $439.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $721.

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Libraries in Pearl include Pearl Municipal Library ... View libraries

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Rankin County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Pearl political report.

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The average commute time for Pearl workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 9 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Pearl between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

Hotels in Pearl include Best Western, Comfort Inn Airport, Country Inn & Suites, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn Express, Jameson Inn, Jax Int Airpt Fairfield by Marriott, La Quinta Inn, Quality Inn & Suites, Ramada ... More hotels.

• Pearl travel guide
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• Mississippi tourism bureau

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