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County: Washington County
State: Mississippi
FIPS Code: 28151

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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:
3
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
71,766
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: 0.50 Other
3
% Water: 4.9
Mean Jan. Temp: 44
Mean July Temp: 82
Topography: Flat Plains
Metro Status: Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area
Economic Type: Nonspecialized
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: 70,581 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 72,344 2.5% -10.5% 13.0%
1990: 67,935 -6.1% -16.1% 10.0%
2000: 62,977 -7.3% -14.9% 7.6%
2005: 59,220 -6.0% -9.6% 3.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
21,243 33.7% 0-to-19:
21,923 34.8%
Black:
40,495 64.3% 20-to-39:
16,365 26.0%
Hispanic:
531 0.8% 40-to-59:
15,213 24.2%
American Indian:
54 0.1% 60-plus:
9,476 15.0%
Other:
654 1.0%
Median Age: 31.6
Population Density (persons per square mile): 87.0
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 66.5%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 16.4%
Median Family Income: $30,324
Families Below Poverty Line: 24.9%
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