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County:

Lincoln County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28085

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

2.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

7,936

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

265,058

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.46

Homochitto NF

7,936

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

49

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,198

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

30,174

15.2%

6.9%

8.3%

1990:

30,278

0.3%

-4.1%

4.4%

2000:

33,166

9.5%

5.8%

3.8%

2005:

33,906

2.2%

0.9%

1.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

22,866

68.9%

0-to-19:

9,838

29.7%

Black:

9,807

29.6%

20-to-39:

8,798

26.5%

Hispanic:

229

0.7%

40-to-59:

8,566

25.8%

American Indian:

54

0.2%

60-plus:

5,964

18.0%

Other:

210

0.6%

Median Age:

35.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

56.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.4%

Median Family Income:

$33,552

Families Below Poverty Line:

16.0%

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