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County:

Coahoma County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28027

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

67,858

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.31

% Water:

5.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

83

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

40,447

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,918

-8.7%

-18.6%

9.9%

1990:

31,665

-14.2%

-23.5%

9.2%

2000:

30,622

-3.3%

-10.7%

7.4%

2005:

29,002

-5.3%

-9.4%

4.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,898

29.1%

0-to-19:

11,188

36.5%

Black:

21,099

68.9%

20-to-39:

7,721

25.2%

Hispanic:

276

0.9%

40-to-59:

6,864

22.4%

American Indian:

26

0.1%

60-plus:

4,849

15.8%

Other:

323

1.1%

Median Age:

30.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

55.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

62.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$26,640

Families Below Poverty Line:

29.8%

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