| Durant, Mississippi |
Article Index for Durant |
Limousines in Durant |
Website Links For Durant |
Information AboutDurant, Mississippi |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT DURANT, MISSISSIPPI | |
| cities in mississippi | |
| holmes county, mississippi | |
| united states communities with african american majority populations | |
|
GEOGRAPHY Durant is located at 33°4'35" North, 89°51'23" West (33.076313, -89.856405). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8 Km&2 (2.2 Mi&2 ). 5.8 km&2 (2.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.89% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,932 people, 1,075 households, and 744 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 507.6/km&2 (1,316.4/mi&2). There were 1,209 housing units at an average density of 209.3/km&2 (542.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 28.79% White , 70.16% African American , 0.14% Native American , 0.31% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.07% from Other Races , and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,075 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.9% were Married Couples living together, 30.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.32. In the city the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,659, and the median income for a family was $25,065. Males had a median income of $26,500 versus $20,200 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $12,210. 35.1% of the population and 27.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 44.1% of those under the age of 18 and 26.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|