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1936
Textile factory built by Work Projects Administration (WPA) and leased to private industry to bring payroll to Brookhav…, 1936
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About Brookhaven
City in Mississippi, United StatesBrookhaven is a city in Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States, 55 miles (89 km) south of the state capital of Jackson. The population was 11,674 people at the 2020 U.S. census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County. It was named after the town of Brookhaven, New York, by founder Samuel Jayne in 1818.
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Housing in Brookhaven
The typical Brookhaven home is worth about $165,000, down 0.7% in a year, 17% below the Mississippi typical home.
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Safety in Brookhaven
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Schools in Brookhaven
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The public schools Brookhaven’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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