Aberdeen, Mississippi
Population: 6,415
Located in Monroe County
Aberdeen is the county seat of Monroe County ... the seat of Circuit and Chancery Courts, the seat of U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, and the seat of U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Aberdeen is home to industry...Georgia-Gulf Corporation, BASF, Holley Performance Parts, Nanocor, Hartzell Fan, Tenn-Tom Pallet,Comer Packing, Unimin, Monroe Kut, plus Kerr-McGee in the nearby Hamilton Community. Aberdeen has earned the title of chemical manufacturing capital of Northeast Mississippi. Aberdeen is the mid-point on the Tenn-Tom Waterway, with complete shipping facilities available to business and industry at the Port of Aberdeen. It's a major destination for sportsmen from throughout the region, who fish the crappie and catfish-laden waters of the Aberdeen and Columbus Lakes. The Aberdeen public school system includes 140 classrooms on six campuses covering 116 acres. There are three gymnasiums, an 1800 seat "multi sportsplex", a vocational educational complex, six libraries, and a media center holding 35,000 books, audio and video tapes. Aberdeen has an all-day, pre-kindergarten program. Blue Bluff Recreation Area, located on the Aberdeen Lake section of the waterway, provides, in addition to fishing, boating, hunting, and camping on 92 full hook-up camp sites. Facilities in the recreation area include boat ramps, paved parking lots, covered pavilions, picnic tables, white sand beaches, swimming areas, and playgrounds. Homes and buildings in Aberdeen provide examples of Greek Revival, Spanish, Carpenter Gothic, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Dutch Colonial, Swiss Chateau, Tudor, Japaneseque, and Art Deco styles. Aberdeen opens its antebellum and Victorian homes to the public each Spring during pilgrimage. Daily tours are available year-round at The Magnolias, built in 1850. This beautiful antebellum house was purchased by Clarence Day of Memphis and given to the City of Aberdeen. Aberdeen is governed by a Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The population is approximately 6500 (2000 census). Aberdeen is 230 feet above sea level, has a mean annual temperature of 62 degrees F, and an average annual rainfall of 55 inches. Aberdeen has one newspaper, The Aberdeen Examiner, and one radio station, WWZQ-AM. The city is served by two railroads, a national bus line, a river port, and highways U.S. 45 (four-lane), and Mississippi 8 and 25. There are two regional airports, Tupelo and Golden Triangle, each of which is a 45-minute drive. Virtually all denominations are represented among the more than 40 churches located in and around Aberdeen, as well as a number of non-denominational congregations. In summation, Aberdeen is a wonderful town in which to live, worship, work and play! Courtesy http://www.aberdeenms.net/
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