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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 16,340 | 
| 2000 Population: | 15,683 | 
| White Population: | 9,126 | 
| Black Population: | 5,431 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 414 | 
| Asian Population: | 31 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 762 | 
| Indian Population: | 6 | 
| Other Population: | 241 | 
| Male Population: | 7,829 | 
| Female Population: | 7,854 | 
| Median Age: | 34.4 | 
| Male Median Age: | 32.3 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.8 | 
| Households: | 6,275 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.67 | 
| Average House Value: | $55,400 | 
| Average Household Income: | $27,689 | 
| Land Area: | 434.238 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.943 sq mi | 
            Thomastown, MS (       9.9 miles)
             Madden, MS (      13.7 miles)
             Kosciusko, MS (      13.8 miles)
             Walnut Grove, MS (      14.4 miles)
             Lena, MS (      18.0 miles)
             Mc Adams, MS (      18.3 miles)
             Sebastopol, MS (      19.4 miles)
             Camden, MS (      20.0 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 2,844,658 | 
| White Population: | 1,746,099 | 
| Black Population: | 1,033,809 | 
| Asian Population: | 18,626 | 
| Indian Population: | 11,652 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 667 | 
| Other Population: | 13,784 | 
| Male Population: | 1,373,554 | 
| Female Population: | 1,471,104 | 
| Median Age: | 33.80 | 
| Male Median Age: | 32.20 | 
| Female Median Age: | 35.30 | 
| 2000 Households: | 1,046,434 | 
| White Households: | 690,183 | 
| Black Households: | 338,092 | 
| Asian Households: | 5,199 | 
| Indian Households: | 3,575 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 181 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.14 |