What is the population of Amory, Mississippi?

Amory has a population of approximately 6,500 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Amory, Mississippi located?

Amory is located in Mississippi, United States, at approximate coordinates 33.9818°, -88.4826°.

What is the median household income in Amory?

The median household income in Amory is approximately $52,901 based on the most recent open data.

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Amory

Total population

6,500

Median home value

$162,000

18.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,901

Amory$53k

National$74k

Elevation73 m

Land area34.03 km²

Weather72°F · Clear

Coordinates33.98°, -88.48°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation

73 m

Area

34.03 km²

Official website

www.amoryms.us

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Overview

Amory is a city in Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,666 at the 2020 census, down from 7,316 in 2010. Located in the northeastern part of the state near the Alabama border, it was founded in 1887 as a railroad town by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad. As a result, Cotton Gin Port, along the Tombigbee River to the west, was abandoned as businesses and people moved for railroad access.

History & geography

History

Amory was founded as a planned railroad town. The Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad was expanding in the South and needed a midpoint between Memphis, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama, to service their locomotives. They laid out the new town of Amory, near the Alabama border, in 1887. Believing railroad access to be critical, people from nearby Cotton Gin Port, about 1.5 miles away and located along the Tombigbee River, abandoned their town and moved to Amory. All that remains of the former Cotton Gin Port are the ruins of buildings and an old cemetery. Two field recordings were made at Monroe County Training School in Amory. On the evening of Friday, March 24, 2023, Amory was struck by a fast-moving EF3 tornado, resulting in significant residential damage, as well as multiple injuries and two fatalities. At the Amory High School, cameras caught the tornado damaging the building, ripping the roof off the building, and flying debris impacted the schools' athletic facility. The same tornado also impacted Egypt prior, and Wren thereafter.

Geography

Amory is in northern Monroe County, on the east side of the valley of the Tombigbee River. The Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway forms the northwestern border of the city. U.S. Route 278 passes through the south side of the city as Sixth Avenue, leading west the US 45 freeway and southeast to Sulligent, Alabama. Okolona, Mississippi, is to the west via US 278 and Mississippi Highway 41. State Highway 25 passes through Amory as Main Street, leading north to Fulton and south to Aberdeen, the Monroe county seat. State Highway 6 leads northwest from Amory to Nettleton and to Tupelo. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amory has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.63%, are water. Amory Lock on the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway and part of its upstream pool are along the northern edge of the city.

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