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GEOGRAPHY


Buena Vista is located at 32°19'6" North, 84°30'58" West (32.318301, -84.516035).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.5 Km&2 (3.3 Mi&2 ). 8.4 km&2 (3.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.91% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,664 people, 645 households, and 377 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 198.3/km&2 (512.9/mi&2). There were 756 housing units at an average density of 90.1/km&2 (233.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 25.84% White , 63.40% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.36% Asian , 0.30% Pacific Islander , 8.59% from Other Races , and 1.32% from two or more races. 17.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 645 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.4% were Married Couples living together, 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,672, and the median income for a family was $21,738. Males had a median income of $19,306 versus $17,017 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $11,406. 34.7% of the population and 28.6% of families were below the Poverty Line . 43.3% of those under the age of 18 and 32.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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