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LAND AREA

404 square miles/1,046 kilometers

LOCATION

Tylertown is 85 miles from New Orleans, LA and 97 miles from Jackson. US HWY 98 (four-lane) connects to
I-55 going west 18 miles to McComb, MS and heading east 55 miles to Hattiesburg, MS. A feasibility study is
in the hope of being funded to review the possibility of a north/south four-lane (MS HWY 27-LA HWY 25)
which will give Tylertown four-lane access to New Orleans, LA and Memphis, TN. This four-lane will serve
as an evacuation route for southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Read more about the four lane project HERE.

POPULATION

Walthall County has 15,156 residents and Tylertown has 1,910. However, don't let those figures fool you -
over 600,000 people live within 55 miles of Tylertown. See the area demographics for a realistic view of the
population of the area. I guess that you could say that Tylertown has that "small town" feel but with the
workforce to support the needs of almost any company.

CLIMATE

The temperature for this area has a January norm of 49 degrees and a July norm of 81 degrees. Annual rainfall
is 57.36 inches.

AIR TRAVEL

Tylertown is home to the Paul Pittman Memorial Airport, a 3,000ft general aviation airport. We are also
16 nm East of the John E Lewis Field Airport, which has a 5,000ft runway.

COMMUNICATIONS

Tylertown is served by the local community newspaper The Tylertown Times, plus four dailies: the local
radio station, WTYL AM-FM, along with many others in the listening area: cable television, Bellsouth
telephone/DSL service and several cellular phone service providers.

GOVERNMENT

The Town of Tylertown has a mayor-board or alderman to serve a four-year term. MORE INFO The
board of supervisors is a five member panel elected to serve the constituents of their individual districts
while preserving the best interests of the entire county. MORE INFO Other political leaders representing
Walthall County. MORE INFO

HEALTHCARE

Walthall County Hospital has 49 beds for acute care and 10 - geriatric psychiatric care beds. Walthall
County Hospital is affiliated with Forrest General Hospital of Hattisburg which also serves county home
heath services.   Seven doctors and five dentists practice in Tylertown. Southwest Mississippi Regional
Medical Center (18 miles) also serves the community.

EDUCATION

Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Walthall County School District:
                                                         Grades                    Student/
Schools                                Total Enrollment             Taught                    Teacher Ratio
Tylertown Primary School                 488                       K, 2                        16.31 to 1
Tylertown Elementary School            658                       3-6                         16.41 to 1
Tylertown High School                       773                       7-12                       12.67 to 1
Dexter High School                              307                       K, 1-12                  11.40 to 1
Salem High School                               494                       K, 1-12                  15.77 to 1

Sources: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000; Mississippi Department of Education, 2001-2002 Report Card and other data
(9/02); Mississippi Private School Association, 2002 data.

Educational Facts and Figures

For population 25 years and over in Tylertown

High school or higher: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28147.html

WALTHALL COUNTY LIBRARY

LODGING

LIBERTY INN
MERRYWOOD BED AND BREAKFAST

UTILITIES

ELECTRIC COMPANIES SERVING WALTHALL COUNTY

ENTERGY                                        (800) ENTERGY
MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC                (601) 876-5651
WST ELECTRIC                               (985) 839-3562

NATURAL GAS

WALTHALL NATURAL GAS        (601) 876-3415

WATER/SEWAGE/GARBAGE

TOWN OF TYLERTOWN                (601) 876-4011 (Inside the City Limits)
WALTHALL COUNTY                    (601) 876-6795 (Outside the City Limit)

TELEPHONE/INTERNET

AT&T

Establish Phone Service                      1-888-757-6500 (Residential) or 1-888-620-6000(Business)
Repair                                                 1-877-737-2478 (Residential) or 1-866-620-6900 (Business)

CABLE TELEVISION

GALAXY CABLEVISION                (800) ENJOYTV