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County:

Lee County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28081

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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:

94,030

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.65

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

46,148

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

57,061

23.6%

12.8%

10.8%

1990:

65,581

14.9%

6.0%

8.9%

2000:

75,755

15.5%

7.5%

8.0%

2005:

78,793

4.0%

0.4%

3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

55,367

73.1%

0-to-19:

22,944

30.3%

Black:

18,495

24.4%

20-to-39:

21,647

28.6%

Hispanic:

882

1.2%

40-to-59:

19,350

25.5%

American Indian:

93

0.1%

60-plus:

11,814

15.6%

Other:

918

1.2%

Median Age:

34.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

168.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.1%

Median Family Income:

$43,149

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.5%

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