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County:

Noxubee County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28103

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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:

254,087

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.09

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,288

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,212

-7.5%

-17.0%

9.5%

1990:

12,604

-4.6%

-15.3%

10.7%

2000:

12,548

-0.4%

-7.3%

6.8%

2005:

12,202

-2.8%

-6.8%

4.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,667

29.2%

0-to-19:

4,300

34.3%

Black:

8,634

68.8%

20-to-39:

3,247

25.9%

Hispanic:

141

1.1%

40-to-59:

2,920

23.3%

American Indian:

19

0.2%

60-plus:

2,081

16.6%

Other:

87

0.7%

Median Age:

32.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

58.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.9%

Median Family Income:

$27,312

Families Below Poverty Line:

29.2%

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