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County:

Oktibbeha County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28105

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

124

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

188,377

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.80

Tombigbee NF

117

% Water:

0.9

Other

7

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

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:

28,752

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

36,018

25.3%

14.6%

10.6%

1990:

38,375

6.5%

-2.7%

9.2%

2000:

42,902

11.8%

5.3%

6.5%

2005:

41,247

-3.9%

-7.3%

3.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

24,973

58.2%

0-to-19:

12,413

28.9%

Black:

15,994

37.3%

20-to-39:

17,377

40.5%

Hispanic:

461

1.1%

40-to-59:

8,193

19.1%

American Indian:

69

0.2%

60-plus:

4,919

11.5%

Other:

1,405

3.3%

Median Age:

25.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

93.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

34.8%

Median Family Income:

$36,914

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.0%

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