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County:

Lafayette County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28071

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

9.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

40,056

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

276,333

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.17

Holly Springs NF

40,041

% Water:

7.1

Other

15

Mean Jan. Temp:

42

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to large metro

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

24,181

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

31,030

28.3%

19.5%

8.8%

1990:

31,826

2.6%

-2.5%

5.1%

2000:

38,744

21.7%

17.6%

4.1%

2005:

40,842

5.4%

3.2%

2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

27,611

71.3%

0-to-19:

10,597

27.4%

Black:

9,647

24.9%

20-to-39:

15,249

39.4%

Hispanic:

427

1.1%

40-to-59:

7,836

20.2%

American Indian:

52

0.1%

60-plus:

5,062

13.1%

Other:

1,007

2.6%

Median Age:

27.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

61.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

78.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

31.1%

Median Family Income:

$42,910

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.2%

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