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New Augusta
Mississippitown
Total population
590
Median home value
$84,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$26,620
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small town in Mississippi, United States, New Augusta occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 590. New Augusta maps to 31.203°, -89.029° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. That works out to roughly 44 residents per square kilometre — a very sparse settlement pattern. The town extends across about 13.3 km². The location receives about 1,687 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for New Augusta.
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History & geography
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 New Augusta, 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
- PERRY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · New Augusta · 278 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- SOUTH PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · BEAUMONT · 222 students · 10.6:1 ratio
- PERRY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · NEW AUGUSTA · 216 students · 12.7:1 ratio
- PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERHigh · NEW AUGUSTA
- PERRY CO VOC COMPLEXHigh · NEW AUGUSTA
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Mississippi
- Runnelstown13.1 mi away
- Hattiesburg18.5 mi away · pop. 48,619
- West Hattiesburg21.8 mi away
- Eastabuchie21.9 mi away · pop. 82
- Wiggins24.9 mi away
- Lumberton28.9 mi away · pop. 1,320
- State Line36.5 mi away
- Poplarville38.9 mi away
- Sandersville40.1 mi away
- Waynesboro40.2 mi away
- Soso40.5 mi away
- Saucier40.8 mi away
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 New Augusta

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library