34-570: Pelahatchie is a town in Rankin County, Mississippi , United States. The town's population was 1,334 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area . Its zip code is 39145. Pelahatchie was founded in 1850, and named after Pelahatchie Creek . The name Pelahatchie is derived from the Native American term meaning "crooked creek". The town was the bright spot in
68-605: A household in the town was $ 31,597, and the median income for a family was $ 37,313. Males had a median income of $ 28,145 versus $ 20,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 14,950. About 11.5% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 27.6% of those age 65 or over. The Town of Pelahatchie is served by the Rankin County School District . Rankin County, Mississippi Rankin County
102-466: A route later taken over by Northwest with Saab 340s ; Northwest also started direct turboprops to Laurel/Hattiesburg and later started Jackson–New Orleans. A Continental Airlines affiliate began turboprop flights to Houston–Intercontinental , which continued through June 2013 (now part of United, using regional jets). In 1981 American Airlines began direct flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth, Mobile, and later Nashville , using MD-83s and Boeing 727s. In
136-515: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi . The western border of the county is formed by the Pearl River . As of the 2020 census , the population was 157,031, making it the fourth-most populous county in Mississippi. The county seat is Brandon . The county is named in honor of Christopher Rankin , a Mississippi Congressman who served from 1819 to 1826. Rankin County is part of
170-477: Is a city-owned civil-military airport located in Jackson , Mississippi , United States, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Downtown Jackson across the Pearl River . It is located in Rankin County between the suburbs of Flowood and Pearl , whereas the majority of the city of Jackson is located in Hinds County . It serves commercial, private, and military aviation. It is named after Medgar Evers ,
204-472: Is located at the airport. The airport covers 3,381 acres (1,368 ha) at an elevation of 346 feet (105 m). It has two runways , 16L/34R and 16R/34L, each 8,500 ft × 150 ft (2,591 m × 46 m) asphalt . Five new jetways were installed in February 2011: two on the east Concourse (gates 3 and 4) and three on the west Concourse (gates 15, 17, and 19). Recent improvements include
238-676: Is located in unincorporated Rankin County. The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) operates the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF), located in unincorporated Rankin County. CMCF houses the state's female death row inmates. MDOC also operates the Brandon Probation and Parole Office in Brandon . In 2007 the Mississippi Highway Patrol opened a driver's license facility across
272-716: The Associated Press determined that the Sheriff's Special Response Team had been involved in four violent incidents with African-Americans since 2019, resulting in two deaths. Pearl Public School District and Rankin County School District are the two public school districts located in the county. The former includes the Pearl city limits, and the latter includes all other areas in Rankin County. Private schools located in
306-505: The Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 806 square miles (2,090 km ), of which 775 square miles (2,010 km ) is land and 31 square miles (80 km ) (3.8%) is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 157,031 people, 57,011 households, and 39,676 families residing in the county. Jackson Evers International Airport
340-586: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 1,272 people, 613 households, and 489 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,461 people, 525 households, and 387 families residing in the town. The population density was 454.0 inhabitants per square mile (175.3/km). There were 585 housing units at an average density of 181.8 per square mile (70.2/km). The racial makeup of
374-422: The 1960s Southern Airways Martin 404s connected Jackson with Natchez , Vicksburg, Greenwood, Columbus, Laurel, and New Orleans, but in the next decade Southern replaced these with DC-9s. In the 1970s Southern flew to Memphis, Atlanta, Greenville, Mississippi and Mobile, but after it merged with North Central Airlines in 1979 to form Republic Airlines it flew only to Memphis and left completely by 1984. In
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#1732855663669408-492: The 1970s Jackson had direct Convair 600s to Houston – Intercontinental , Alexandria, Louisiana , and Baton Rouge on Texas International Airlines . In 1979 Frontier Airlines flew Boeing 737s direct to Little Rock , with connections to Denver and the rest of the airline's network. Royale Airlines flew Gulfstream turboprops to Natchez and New Orleans. Between 1984 and 1986, Eastern Airlines had nonstop 727s to Atlanta and New Orleans; United Airlines flew 737s to Memphis,
442-599: The 1980s, today there are almost no elected Democrats left above the county level. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety operates the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy (MLEOTA) on a 243-acre (98 ha) property in Rankin County, near CMCF and the MSH, 10 miles (16 km) from Jackson. In February 2023, the Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into conduct of
476-585: The Central Regional Office and the MDEQ Laboratory in unincorporated Rankin County. Rankin County is one of the most conservative counties in the state, with Republican candidates normally receiving 70% or so of the popular vote. The county last supported the official Democratic candidate for president in 1956, which is also the last time a Democrat got even 40 percent of the county's vote. While conservative Democrats held most local offices well into
510-464: The Rankin County Sheriffs department. The investigation is centered on a January 24, 2023, incident where deputies searched the house of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker. Jenkins and Parker, both African-Americans, experienced six deputies turning-off their body cameras, torturing the men for two hours, shocking them with tasers, repeatedly shouting racial slurs, and shooting one of them in
544-694: The airport authority received a federal grant (Small Community Air Service Development) to recruit non-stop flight service to Newark , in the New York City area. Continental Airlines flights from Jackson to Newark began on September 25, 2007; the route ended in summer 2008. American Airlines non-stop service between Chicago–O'Hare and Jackson–Evers recently ended, though the route was resumed by United Airlines in December 2020. In late 2018, Frontier Airlines started non-stop seasonal service to Orlando International Airport and Denver International Airport . They are
578-456: The airport in the past, and "the taxpayers who are going to pay for it" in the future. The airport opened in 1963, a new airport to replace Hawkins Field, Jackson's airport since 1928. Delta Air Lines 's first flight, from Dallas Love Field , landed at Hawkins Field in 1929. The new airport was named Allen C. Thompson Field (after the Mayor of Jackson at the time, who was instrumental in obtaining
612-692: The assassinated Mississippi Field Secretary for the NAACP during much of the Civil rights movement , and is administered by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA), which also oversees aviation activity at Hawkins Field (HKS) in northwest Jackson. In March 2011, the Jackson–Evers International Airport was ranked the 8th-best airport in a worldwide consumer survey conducted by Airports Council International (ACI). It
646-409: The central part of the terminal with ticket counters, while the east concourse (gates 1–4) extends north at the other end of the terminal building. In the 1980s, United Airlines operated flights from gate 6, almost directly behind the ticket counters; however, when the airport was renovated in the early 1990s, gate 6 was converted into an observation deck. The Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame museum
680-573: The city is majority black; the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Jackson board in August 2019. People supporting the takeover argued that the municipalities next to the airport should have power over its governance. The airport is within a non-contiguous portion of the Jackson city limits, and in Rankin County. The airport has an L-shaped terminal, with the ramp extending north. The west concourse, with gates 15–19, extends nearly straight from
714-409: The city of Jackson, like other Mississippi cities, had control of the airport through the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, controlled by a board with five people. Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2162 into law in 2016 to give control to a new board of nine people with two appointed by the city government. The Jackson airport board sued on the basis of racial discrimination as
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#1732855663669748-735: The county are Hartfield Academy in Flowood, Jackson Preparatory School in Flowood, Park Place Christian Academy in Pearl, and East Rankin Academy in Pelahatchie. Rankin County is in the district of Hinds Community College . The college operates a Rankin Campus in Pearl. 32°16′N 89°57′W / 32.26°N 89.95°W / 32.26; -89.95 Jackson Evers International Airport Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport ( IATA : JAN , ICAO : KJAN , FAA LID : JAN )
782-428: The county during the late 1800s mainly due to the railroad access in the heart of town. Pelahatchie is home to both a public school, Pelahatchie Attendance Center (Chiefs), and a private school, East Rankin Academy (Patriots). In June 2017, Ryshonda Harper Beechem was elected as mayor, the first African-American mayor in Rankin County. In June 2021, she was defeated in the general election by Karl VanHorn. According to
816-496: The early 1990s the airport's name became "Jackson International Airport" since it has facilities for international flights (of which it has none scheduled). It has an office for U.S. Customs to service international arrivals and has established a Foreign Trade Zone . The airport saw US Airways as a new carrier during this time, gaining nonstop service to Charlotte and for a time, to New Orleans. Trans World Airlines began Trans World Express service to St. Louis in 1995; this ended
850-675: The highway from the prison. The Mississippi State Hospital of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health is in Whitfield in unincorporated Rankin County. It occupies the former Rankin Farm prison grounds. In 1935, the Mississippi State Insane Asylum moved from a complex of 19th-century buildings in northern Jackson , the capital, to its current location. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality operates
884-722: The land for the airfield), which remains the name for the land on which the airport is built. The airport was "Jackson Municipal Airport". Following a decision by the Jackson City Council in December 2004, the airport name was changed to Jackson–Evers International Airport on January 22, 2005. The first jets scheduled to Jackson were Delta Convair 880s in late 1963, Newark-Birmingham-Jackson-Shreveport-Dallas and back. In 1973 Delta Boeing 727s flew nonstop to Atlanta , Birmingham , Dallas/Ft. Worth , Monroe (LA), Montgomery (AL) , Memphis , Meridian (MS), New Orleans , and Shreveport , which continued for some time afterward. In
918-478: The latter only through subsidiary Comair . In 1997 Southwest Airlines began service to Jackson from Baltimore , Chicago–Midway , Houston–Hobby and Orlando ; Southwest flew its last flight from Jackson on June 7, 2014. On October 22, 2020, Southwest Airlines announced that it would be returning to Jackson in the first half of 2021. In 2013, the airport saw 7,520 commercial aircraft (about 20 commercial aircraft per day) and 53,096 aircraft overall. In 2006,
952-495: The mid-1980s, Delta 727s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9s flew nonstop to Atlanta, Dallas/Ft Worth, Memphis, Mobile , Monroe, and Shreveport. In October 1991 Delta had nonstop 727s, DC-9s and McDonnell Douglas MD-88s to its hubs in Atlanta, Cincinnati , and Dallas/Ft Worth, in addition to Baton Rouge , Birmingham, Monroe, and Shreveport. Delta reduced its flights in the 1990s and 2000s; in 2013 it flew only to Atlanta from Jackson. In
986-418: The mouth. All accused officers pled guilty and were convicted. In June 2023, Jenkins and Parker filed a $ 400M lawsuit against Sheriff Bryan Bailey and six deputies. In late June, the Sheriff announced that some deputies involved had been terminated or resigned from their jobs, and that the department hired a "compliance officer" to monitor the Sheriff department's daily operations. An investigation by
1020-573: The next year. TWA had DC-9, often DC-9-10, service to STL in 1996. Low-cost Valujet began DC-9 flights from Jackson to Atlanta in 1994, lasting for two years before it filed for bankruptcy and became AirTran Airways in 1997. The mid-1990s saw a tightening in the airline industry of the hub-and-spoke system, and many destinations from Jackson were eliminated. American downgraded service in 1995 from Jackson to American Eagle service only to Dallas/Ft. Worth and Nashville, and later only to DFW, and by 2004 Delta provided service only to Atlanta and Cincinnati,
1054-667: The only airline to schedule the Airbus A320 family to Jackson. The 172d Airlift Wing (172 AW) of the Mississippi Air National Guard has maintained an Air National Guard base on the airport since 1963, when it moved from Hawkins Field . The 172 AW previously operated the C-119 Flying Boxcar , C-124 Globemaster , C-130 Hercules , C-141 Starlifter and now flies the C-17 Globemaster III . Previously,
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1088-516: The town was 61.12% White , 36.82% African American , 0.14% Asian , 0.96% from other races , and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.52% of the population. There were 525 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who
1122-450: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.22. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for
1156-462: Was the only airport in the United States to be ranked in the top ten. Groundbreaking for the new airport occurred on August 17, 1959, beginning construction that was expected to take two years. The expansion was expected to cost $ 6 million (equivalent to $ 63,000,000 in 2023). At the opening ceremony, mayor Allen C. Thompson got a laugh when he thanked the people who had anything to do with
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