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Location: Vicksburg is located on Mississippi's western border with Louisiana.
Vicksburg is 45 miles west of Jackson, Miss., 225 miles NW of New Orleans and 250 miles south of Memphis.
Demographics (2003 Census Bureau estimates):
Vicksburg city - 33,309
Male - 46.4%
Female - 53.6%
18 years and older - 71.8%
65 years and older - 12.3%
Warren County - 49,644
Male - 46.9%
Female - 53.1%
18 years and older- 71.5%
65 years and older- 11.7%
Local colleges:
Alcorn State University (Lorman/ Vicksburg) - 3,600 students
Hinds Community College (Raymond/ Vicksburg) - 17,000 students
Jackson State University - 6,820 students
Belhaven College (Jackson) - 1,594 students
Millsaps College (Jackson) - 1,280 students
Mississippi College (Clinton) - 4,600 students
Louisiana-Monroe - 9,405
Media:
TV: TV23 local government access; WLBT- NBC, WJTV- ABC, WAPT - ABC, FOX WDBD and My Network (WUFX-35) (Jackson, MS)
Cable provider: Wehco Media
Radio: 18 stations within 50 miles
Public radio - 1
Religious/ Gospel - 2
Urban contemporary - 1
Classic rock - 2
Adult contemporary - 2
Country - 4
Oldies - 2
News/Talk - 4
Newspapers:
Vicksburg Post (M-F 14,500; Sunday 15,200)
(Jackson) Clarion-Ledger (M-F 91,092; Sunday 101,255)
(Monroe) News-Star (M-F 35,390; Sunday 39,018)
E-mail database: 1,500
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