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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 19,987 | 
| 2000 Population: | 17,446 | 
| White Population: | 14,510 | 
| Black Population: | 2,753 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 160 | 
| Asian Population: | 24 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 21 | 
| Indian Population: | 1 | 
| Other Population: | 42 | 
| Male Population: | 8,573 | 
| Female Population: | 8,873 | 
| Median Age: | 35.1 | 
| Male Median Age: | 33.8 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.2 | 
| Households: | 6,851 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.72 | 
| Average House Value: | $91,400 | 
| Average Household Income: | $40,821 | 
| Land Area: | 161.571 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 1.053 sq mi | 
            Star, MS (       4.3 miles)
             Piney Woods, MS (       8.0 miles)
             Braxton, MS (       9.6 miles)
             Richland, MS (       9.8 miles)
             Whitfield, MS (      10.1 miles)
             Harrisville, MS (      10.9 miles)
             Byram, MS (      10.9 miles)
             Pearl, MS (      12.6 miles)
             Terry, MS (      13.2 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 |