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Falkner
Mississippitown
Falkner
Total population
760
Median home value
$100,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$58,472
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 17 at 10:23PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Memphis TN
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Falkner is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, Falkner had a population of 437. The town was named for William Clark Falkner, the great-grandfather of author William Faulkner.
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Geography
Falkner lies north of Ripley along Mississippi Highway 15. Just south of Falkner, MS 15 intersects Mississippi Highway 370, which connects it with Ashland to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Falkner, MS from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- RIPLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Ripley · 557 students · 9.9:1 ratio
- FALKNER ATTENDANCE CENTEROther · Falkner · 512 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- WALNUT ATTENDANCE CENTEROther · WALNUT · 508 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- RIPLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Ripley · 477 students · 12.9:1 ratio
- RIPLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Ripley · 474 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- CHALYBEATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Walnut · 266 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- NORTH SOUTH TIPPAH VOC TECH CENTERHigh · Ripley
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Falkner
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library