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County:

Copiah County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28029

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

1.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

7,305

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

379,526

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.59

Homochitto NF

7,305

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

49

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,764

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

26,503

7.0%

-0.3%

7.4%

1990:

27,592

4.1%

-2.6%

6.7%

2000:

28,757

4.2%

-0.1%

4.3%

2005:

29,164

1.4%

-1.6%

3.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,627

47.4%

0-to-19:

9,164

31.9%

Black:

14,577

50.7%

20-to-39:

7,631

26.5%

Hispanic:

332

1.2%

40-to-59:

7,202

25.0%

American Indian:

19

0.1%

60-plus:

4,760

16.6%

Other:

202

0.7%

Median Age:

34.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

37.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

69.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.6%

Median Family Income:

$31,079

Families Below Poverty Line:

22.0%

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