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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 7,760 | 
| 2000 Population: | 7,944 | 
| White Population: | 6,572 | 
| Black Population: | 1,268 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 75 | 
| Asian Population: | 6 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 49 | 
| Indian Population: | - | 
| Other Population: | 6 | 
| Male Population: | 3,790 | 
| Female Population: | 4,154 | 
| Median Age: | 38 | 
| Male Median Age: | 37.3 | 
| Female Median Age: | 38.8 | 
| Households: | 3,538 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.54 | 
| Average House Value: | $52,800 | 
| Average Household Income: | $27,727 | 
| Land Area: | 199.435 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.675 sq mi | 
            Decatur, MS (       6.7 miles)
             Little Rock, MS (       8.1 miles)
             Sebastopol, MS (      12.8 miles)
             Conehatta, MS (      13.0 miles)
             Collinsville, MS (      15.1 miles)
             Madden, MS (      15.6 miles)
             Philadelphia, MS (      15.9 miles)
             Newton, MS (      16.2 miles)
             Hickory, MS (      16.7 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 |