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County:

Grenada County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28043

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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:

173,004

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.49

% Water:

6.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

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:

19,854

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

21,115

6.0%

-1.2%

7.2%

1990:

21,555

2.1%

-3.4%

5.5%

2000:

23,263

7.9%

4.2%

3.8%

2005:

22,861

-1.7%

-1.8%

0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,414

57.7%

0-to-19:

6,960

29.9%

Black:

9,480

40.8%

20-to-39:

6,148

26.4%

Hispanic:

145

0.6%

40-to-59:

5,836

25.1%

American Indian:

33

0.1%

60-plus:

4,319

18.6%

Other:

191

0.8%

Median Age:

35.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

55.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

63.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

13.5%

Median Family Income:

$33,115

Families Below Poverty Line:

17.6%

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