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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 8,810 | 
| 2000 Population: | 9,244 | 
| White Population: | 5,973 | 
| Black Population: | 3,010 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 332 | 
| Asian Population: | 27 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 32 | 
| Indian Population: | 5 | 
| Other Population: | 160 | 
| Male Population: | 4,477 | 
| Female Population: | 4,767 | 
| Median Age: | 34.7 | 
| Male Median Age: | 32.2 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.6 | 
| Households: | 3,795 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.63 | 
| Average House Value: | $52,900 | 
| Average Household Income: | $25,376 | 
| Land Area: | 221.533 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.851 sq mi | 
Buena Vista Sonora , Thorn , Houston
            Van Vleet, MS (       6.2 miles)
             Trebloc, MS (       7.6 miles)
             Woodland, MS (       9.9 miles)
             Okolona, MS (      10.1 miles)
             Montpelier, MS (      12.5 miles)
             Houlka, MS (      12.9 miles)
             Vardaman, MS (      14.9 miles)
             Shannon, MS (      17.0 miles)
             Prairie, MS (      18.2 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 |