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Ivan Gillis

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State:     Mississippi

 

City:       Iuka

 

Iuka is a city in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tishomingo County.  Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, is located just south of Iuka.

 

Iuka is built on the site of a Chickasaw Indian village that is thought to have been subordinate to the settlement at Underwood Village. The name "Iuka" comes from the name of one of the chieftains of the village.

 

The Civil War brought widespread devastation when a major engagement here occurred on September 19, 1862. The Battle of Iuka resulted in 1200 to 1500 killed or wounded. The dead Confederate soldiers were buried in a long trench that eventually became Shady Grove Cemetery.

 

The first normal school built in the former Confederacy after the Civil War, Iuka Normal Institute, was built here. However, the town did not return to prosperity for many years. The building of Pickwick Landing Dam and Pickwick Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority brought activity back to the town.

 

In 1904, water from Iuka's mineral springs won first prize for the purest and best mineral water at the World's Fair in St. Louis.

 

In 1904, water from Iuka's mineral springs won first prize for the purest and best mineral water at the World's Fair in St. Louis.

 

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

 

Estimated median household income in 2008: $29,777 (it was $24,082 in 2000)

Iuka: 

 $29,777

Mississippi: 

 $37,790


Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,986

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $86,051 (it was $57,400 in 2000)

Iuka: 

 $86,051

Mississippi: 

 $99,700


Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $109,502; Detached houses: $112,952; In 2-unit structures: $20,153; Mobile homes: $24,918


Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Iuka: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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For the above information and photos, click this link:

 

http://www.city-data.com/city/Iuka-Mississippi.html

 

Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation

 

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate2.html#MISSISSIPPI

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