City of Forest
Recent News About City of Forest
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Be ready for a great Fourth of July with help from participating Scott County Ace Hardware stores
Fourth of July sale starting June 29 to get you stocked up in time for the holiday.
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12% of households in Forest received food stamps in 2020
Forest ranked 243rd in Mississippi for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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On Father's Day this year, shelf the tie and get your dad something he really needs at your Scott County Ace Hardware!
Your participating Scott County Ace has great gifts for dad this year.
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18.2 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Forest
18.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Forest in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Jordan Sanders ranks 6,085th in Boys’ 18 bracket in February
Forest tennis player Jordan Sanders finished 6,085th in February in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
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Forest tennis player Jordan Sanders ranks in Boys’ 18 bracket in November
Forest tennis player Jordan Sanders finished 5,681st in November in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
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Forest tennis player George Santamaria ranks in Boys' 18 doubles bracket by week ending Sept. 11
Forest tennis player George Santamaria won 120 points playing doubles tournaments in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association by the week ending Sept. 11.
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Forest tennis player Karen Calzadilla ranks in Girls' 18 bracket in September
Forest tennis player Karen Calzadilla finished 7,134th in September in the junior Girls' 18 category of the United States Tennis Association.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Forest in 2020
Of the 5,569 people living in Forest in 2020, 46.2 percent (2,575) were women and 53.8 percent (2,994) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Mississippi News.
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Census Bureau: Forest, Mississippi saw more residents between ages 25 and 34 in 2019
Of the 5,629 people residing in Forest, MS in 2019, the median age was 36, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Mississippi News.
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Census Bureau: 0.7% of people in Scott County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 28,332 citizens living in Scott County in 2019, 99.3 percent said they were only one race, while 0.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 73.4 percent of people in Scott County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 28,332 citizens living in Scott County in 2019, 20,801 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: nobody in Forest identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 5,629 citizens living in Forest in 2019, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 75.5 percent of people in Forest were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 5,629 citizens living in Forest in 2019, 4,251 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Jordan Sanders junior tennis player earns 60 in Boys’ 18 bracket in week ending May 29
Forest tennis player Jordan Sanders is ranked 4,900th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.
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HHS provides $45,827 to businesses in Forest under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Forest received $45,827 in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Forest population was 5,629 in 2019
Forest had a population of 5,629 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Mississippi News.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Forest in 2019
Of the 5,629 people living in Forest in 2019, 47.5 percent (2,676) were women and 52.5 percent (2,953) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the SC Mississippi News.
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Forest ranks sixth in total OASDI beneficiaries in Mississippi in 2019
There were 36,415 OASDI beneficiaries in Forest in 2019, ranking it sixth in Mississippi, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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13.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Forest
13.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Forest in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.