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County:

Itawamba County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28057

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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:

245,434

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.69

% Water:

1.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,847

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,518

21.8%

17.4%

4.4%

1990:

20,017

-2.4%

-5.3%

2.8%

2000:

22,770

13.8%

12.2%

1.6%

2005:

23,359

2.6%

2.7%

-0.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

20,942

92.0%

0-to-19:

6,435

28.3%

Black:

1,449

6.4%

20-to-39:

6,203

27.2%

Hispanic:

226

1.0%

40-to-59:

5,781

25.4%

American Indian:

29

0.1%

60-plus:

4,351

19.1%

Other:

124

0.5%

Median Age:

36.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

42.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

65.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,793

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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