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County:

Amite County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28005

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

7.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

35,644

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

362,766

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.6

Homochitto NF

35,644

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

50

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

13,763

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,369

-2.9%

-8.3%

5.5%

1990:

13,328

-0.3%

-4.4%

4.1%

2000:

13,599

2.0%

-0.5%

2.5%

2005:

13,435

-1.2%

-1.7%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,636

56.2%

0-to-19:

3,937

29.0%

Black:

5,756

42.3%

20-to-39:

3,198

23.5%

Hispanic:

113

0.8%

40-to-59:

3,693

27.2%

American Indian:

16

0.1%

60-plus:

2,771

20.4%

Other:

78

0.6%

Median Age:

38.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

67.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.4%

Median Family Income:

$31,256

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.3%

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