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  State: Mississippi
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -6:00. 
| Population: | 16,777 | 
| 2000 Population: | 17,520 | 
| White Population: | 7,645 | 
| Black Population: | 9,723 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 148 | 
| Asian Population: | 34 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 9 | 
| Indian Population: | 2 | 
| Other Population: | 34 | 
| Male Population: | 8,195 | 
| Female Population: | 9,325 | 
| Median Age: | 34.3 | 
| Male Median Age: | 31.4 | 
| Female Median Age: | 36.3 | 
| Households: | 7,064 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.61 | 
| Average House Value: | $63,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $27,983 | 
| Land Area: | 214.306 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 6.801 sq mi | 
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            Cedarbluff, MS (       6.7 miles)
             Prairie, MS (       9.0 miles)
             Montpelier, MS (      11.9 miles)
             Pheba, MS (      12.5 miles)
             Trebloc, MS (      13.3 miles)
             Mayhew, MS (      13.9 miles)
             Mississippi State, MS (      14.4 miles)
             Starkville, MS (      15.6 miles)
             Artesia, MS (      17.9 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 |