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County:

Pontotoc County

State:

Mississippi

FIPS Code:

28115

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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:

530

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

158,142

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.45

Tombigbee NF

530

% Water:

0.7

Mean Jan. Temp:

43

Mean July Temp:

80

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Education

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

17,363

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,918

20.5%

16.4%

4.1%

1990:

22,237

6.3%

1.8%

4.5%

2000:

26,726

20.2%

15.1%

5.1%

2005:

28,208

5.5%

3.2%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

22,336

83.6%

0-to-19:

8,113

30.4%

Black:

3,711

13.9%

20-to-39:

7,485

28.0%

Hispanic:

481

1.8%

40-to-59:

6,643

24.9%

American Indian:

55

0.2%

60-plus:

4,485

16.8%

Other:

143

0.5%

Median Age:

34.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

53.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

66.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.4%

Median Family Income:

$39,845

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.2%

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