North Tunica, Mississippi

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• Flying High
  

  On Dec. 8, 2008, workers made use of a modern heavy lift helicopter to replace heating and air conditioning units atop the tallest building in the state of Mississippi, Tunica's Gold Strike Casino Hotel.

• NTFD welcomes five to the fold
  

  Believe it or not, fighting fires is not the most difficult obstacle, one local department has faced recently.

• Local deputy saves life of infant
  

  It's hard to say how to handle a crisis situation until one is staring you in the face.

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  Tunica and North Tunica firefighters perform the official flag folding ceremony as part of Tunica's annual memorial service.

City Description

North Tunica is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tunica County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census. North Tunica is located at 34°42′6″N 90°22′42″W / 34.70167, -90.37833 (34.701643, -90.378253). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,450 people, 425 households, and 333 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,014.7 people per square mile (777.6/km²). There were 449 housing units at an average density of 623.9/sq mi (240.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.69% White, 94.90% African American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 425 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were married couples living together, 46.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.29 and the average family size was

City Contained By:

• Mississippi
• Tunica County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 1.81299167724 km squared

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