Meadville, Mississippi

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Meadville
Franklin County Mississippi Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Meadville Highlighted.svg
Location in Mississippi
Basic data
State : United States
State : Mississippi
County : Franklin County
Coordinates : 31 ° 28 ′  N , 90 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 28 ′  N , 90 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 497 (as of 2006)
Population density : 171.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.9 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 93 m
Postal code : 39653
Area code : +1 601
FIPS : 28-46200
GNIS ID : 0693939
Website : www.meadvillems.com
Mayor : William P. Dickey

Meadville is a city in Franklin County , in the US state of Mississippi , in the United States and is also the county seat . According to an official estimate for 2006, the population was 497 with a population density of 171.4 inhabitants per km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Meadville covers an area of ​​2.9 km², all of which is land.

history

The name Meadville is derived from Cowles Meade , a political leader and public official in the 19th century. On May 2, 1964, Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee were kidnapped by members of the Ku Klux Klan while hitchhiking, tortured and locked in a trunk. The car was pushed with the two of them into the Mississippi, where they both drowned. No one was ever convicted for the act.

Demographics

At the last census in 2000, the following was recorded:

  • 519 inhabitants
  • 187 households
  • 126 families
  • 220 accommodations

Ethnic populations

Of the 519 counted inhabitants, were

  • 82.85% white
  • 15.41% African American
  • 0.96% mixed race
  • 0.77% Asians
  • 0.58% Latin American

age structure

population Years proportion of
under 18th 18.50%
from 18 - 24 7.50%
from 25-44 20.20%
from 45-64 21.00%
over 65 31.60%

Income situation

The average annual household income is $ 31,750. The median annual income for a family is $ 46,250.

  • Median annual income for men: $ 28,542
  • Average annual income for women: $ 26,500

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