Moorhead (mississippi)
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 Location in Mississippi
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Sunflower County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 27 ′ N , 90 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,573 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 756.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 35 m |
| Postal code : | 38761 |
| Area code : | +1 662 |
| FIPS : | 28-48760 |
| GNIS ID : | 0673795 |
Moorhead (also called Moorehead ) is a small town in Sunflower County in the US state of Mississippi in the United States . At the 2000 census , the population was 2,573.
In the southwest of the city there is a railway cross made famous by a blues song ("Where the Southern cross the Dog"): The Illinois Central (formerly called "Southern") crosses the Yazoo / Delta Railroad ("Yellow Dog"), a route here which today belongs to the Columbus and Greenville Railroad .
Demographics
Moorhead's 2,573 residents in the 2000 census lived in 688 households; including 520 families. The population density was 770 per km². 720 residential units were recorded in the village. Among the population, 79.0% were African American, 20.4% White, and 0.6% from other races; 0.1% said they belonged to several ethnic groups.
The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.67.
The population was divided into 28.1% under 18 years of age, 26.7% from 18 to 24 years of age, 21.3% from 25 to 44 years of age, 16.3% from 45 to 64 years of age and 7.7% from 65 years of age or older. The median age of 22 years was well below the US-wide average of 35 years.
The median household income was $ 20,401 and the median family income was $ 23,000. The per capita income for Moorhead was $ 8,631. 38.0% of the population lived below the poverty line.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Moorhead city, Mississippi , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .