Hazlehurst, Mississippi
| Hazlehurst | |
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 Located in Copiah County and Mississippi
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Copiah County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 52 ′ N , 90 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 4,400 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 389.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.5 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.3 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 145 m |
| Postal code : | 39083 |
| Area code : | +1 601 |
| FIPS : | 28-31220 |
| GNIS ID : | 0671047 |
Hazlehurst is a city in Copiah County , Mississippi , United States named after George Hazlehurst, a railroad engineer. At the 2000 census it had 4,400 inhabitants. It is the seat of the county seat of Copiah County.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, 4,400 people lived here in 1,594 households and 1,131 families. The population density was 388 per km ². 1,752 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 29.3% white, 68.6% African American, 0.5% Asian and 0.6% from other races; 1.0% said they came from more than one ethnic group. 2.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,594 households, 34.3% had children or adolescents living with them. 36.5% were married couples living together, 28.0% were a single mother, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.6% were made up of single households and 13.4% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.20.
The population was divided into 28.1% under 18 years of age, 10.4% from 18 to 24 years of age, 25.6% from 25 to 44 years of age, 19.9% from 45 to 64 years of age and 16.0% from 65 years of age or older. The mean age ( median ) was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 76.3 males.
The median income for a household (median) was 25 008 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 26,081. Males had a median income of $ 27,066 and females $ 19,475. The per capita income was $ 11,839. 24.0% of families and 26.3% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 35.8% under 18 years of age and 26.7% aged 65 years or older.
sons and daughters of the town
Born in Hazlehurst:
- Clifford Davis (1897-1970), politician
- Robert Johnson (1911-1938), blues musician
- Ruth Ford (1911–2009), actress
- Max Dale Cooper (born 1933), immunologist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hazlehurst City, Mississippi , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .