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Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
that covers three counties - Clarke
Clarke County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,955 people, 6,978 households, and 5,024 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 8,100 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
, Kemper
Kemper County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,453 people, 3,909 households, and 2,787 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
, and Lauderdale
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 111 people per square mile . There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the μSA had a population of 106,569 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 106,139).
According to the 2010 Census, the population is of 107,449.
Counties
- ClarkeClarke County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,955 people, 6,978 households, and 5,024 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile . There were 8,100 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
- KemperKemper County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 10,453 people, 3,909 households, and 2,787 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
- LauderdaleLauderdale County, Mississippi-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 111 people per square mile . There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
Towns
- De KalbDe Kalb, MississippiDe Kalb is a town in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 972 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Kemper County.-Geography:De Kalb is located at ....
- EnterpriseEnterprise, MississippiEnterprise is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Enterprise is located at...
- MarionMarion, MississippiMarion is a town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,305 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marion is located at ....
- PachutaPachuta, MississippiPachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pachuta is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
- ScoobaScooba, MississippiScooba is a town in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scooba is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land....
- ShubutaShubuta, MississippiShubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Shubuta was incorporated in 1865. It had become a trading post community in the 1830s, but it was not until the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed under the Indian Removal Act and the Choctaw ceded the land to the United...
- StonewallStonewall, MississippiStonewall is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2000 census.-History:A cotton mill was established here in 1868 and was one of the first industries in Mississippi. The town was named after General T.J...
Census-designated places
- CollinsvilleCollinsville, MississippiCollinsville is a census-designated place in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,823 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Collinsville is located at ....
- Meridian StationMeridian Station, MississippiMeridian Station is a census-designated place in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,849 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Meridian Station is located at ....
- NellieburgNellieburg, MississippiNellieburg is a census-designated place in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,354 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nellieburg is located at ....
Unincorporated places
- Bailey
- DalevilleDaleville, MississippiDaleville is an unincorporated community along Mississippi Highway 39 in North Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 39326. The city's was named for General Samuel Dale. Daleville is at latitude 32.57 and longitude...
- De SotoDe Soto, MississippiDe Soto is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Its altitude is 210 feet .It includes four places listed on the National Register of Historic Places:*C. V. Akin House*Carmichael House*Cook-Sellers House...
- Electric MillsElectric Mills, MississippiElectric Mills is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 45 east of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County...
- Kewanee
- LauderdaleLauderdale, MississippiLauderdale is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It is situated along Interstate 59, northeast of Meridian....
- MoscowMoscow, MississippiMoscow is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies along State Highway 493 southwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 509 feet ....
- PortervillePorterville, MississippiPorterville is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies a slight distance away from U.S. Route 45 southeast of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 200 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office,...
- PrestonPreston, MississippiPreston is an unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Highways 21 and 397 northwest of the city of De Kalb, the county seat of Kemper County. Its elevation is 541 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office,...
- Russell
- Toomsuba
- WahalakWahalak, MississippiWahalak is a small unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States...
- WhynotWhynot, MississippiWhynot is a rural unincorporated community in southeastern Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.Its history dates back to the 1840s.-History:...
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 106,569 people, 40,877 households, and 28,384 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 58.81% White, 39.57% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.
There were 40,877 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the μSA the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $27,125, and the median income for a family was $33,742. Males had a median income of $27,693 versus $19,571 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the μSA was $14,100.