Meadville, Mississippi
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Meadville | |
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Location in Mississippi
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Basic data | |
State : | United States |
State : | Mississippi |
County : | Franklin County |
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 |
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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
Web links
- The Official Website of Meadville (English)