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County: Franklin County
State: Mississippi
FIPS Code: 28037

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 25% to 30% Percent Land in NF:
26.0%
Recreational County: No Acreage in NF:
95,571
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
322,380
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 10.54 Homochitto NF
95,504
% Water: 0.4 Other
67
Mean Jan. Temp: 49
Mean July Temp: 82
Topography: Irregular Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
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: 8,011 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 8,208 2.5% 0.3% 2.1%
1990: 8,377 2.1% -3.1% 5.2%
2000: 8,448 0.8% 0.2% 0.6%
2005: 8,411 -0.4% -2.2% 1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
5,286 62.6% 0-to-19:
2,586 30.6%
Black:
3,048 36.1% 20-to-39:
1,994 23.6%
Hispanic:
45 0.5% 40-to-59:
2,192 25.9%
American Indian:
18 0.2% 60-plus:
1,676 19.8%
Other:
51 0.6%
Median Age: 37.0
Population Density (persons per square mile): 15.0
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 67.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 10.5%
Median Family Income: $31,114
Families Below Poverty Line: 20.6%
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