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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 14,822 | 
| 2000 Population: | 15,180 | 
| White Population: | 9,022 | 
| Black Population: | 5,952 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 182 | 
| Asian Population: | 34 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 24 | 
| Indian Population: | 4 | 
| Other Population: | 83 | 
| Male Population: | 7,301 | 
| Female Population: | 7,879 | 
| Median Age: | 33.8 | 
| Male Median Age: | 31.6 | 
| Female Median Age: | 35.5 | 
| Households: | 6,163 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.69 | 
| Average House Value: | $65,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $29,424 | 
| Land Area: | 257.221 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 1.498 sq mi | 
            Courtland, MS (       5.5 miles)
             Sardis, MS (       7.5 miles)
             Pope, MS (       7.7 miles)
             Enid, MS (      13.2 miles)
             Como, MS (      14.3 miles)
             Crowder, MS (      14.8 miles)
             Oakland, MS (      16.1 miles)
             Crenshaw, MS (      16.2 miles)
             Taylor, MS (      17.8 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 |