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County:

Choctaw County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28019

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

11,550

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

227,124

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4

Tombigbee NF

11,550

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

44

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

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:

8,440

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,996

6.6%

1.9%

4.7%

1990:

9,071

0.8%

-4.1%

4.9%

2000:

9,758

7.6%

5.1%

2.5%

2005:

9,572

-1.9%

-3.1%

1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,613

67.8%

0-to-19:

2,992

30.7%

Black:

2,980

30.5%

20-to-39:

2,338

24.0%

Hispanic:

79

0.8%

40-to-59:

2,511

25.7%

American Indian:

30

0.3%

60-plus:

1,917

19.6%

Other:

56

0.6%

Median Age:

36.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

23.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.2%

Median Family Income:

$31,095

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.7%

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