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County:

Chickasaw County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28017

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

8.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

26,091

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

153,640

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.75

Tombigbee NF

26,091

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,805

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

17,851

6.2%

-3.0%

9.2%

1990:

18,085

1.3%

-6.6%

7.9%

2000:

19,440

7.5%

0.8%

6.7%

2005:

19,184

-1.3%

-4.9%

3.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

10,887

56.0%

0-to-19:

6,150

31.6%

Black:

7,967

41.0%

20-to-39:

5,164

26.6%

Hispanic:

445

2.3%

40-to-59:

4,649

23.9%

American Indian:

28

0.1%

60-plus:

3,477

17.9%

Other:

113

0.6%

Median Age:

34.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

38.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

59.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

9.5%

Median Family Income:

$33,819

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.8%

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