Morgantown (Adams County, Mississippi)
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Location in Mississippi
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Mississippi | ||
| County : | Adams County | ||
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 34 ′ N , 91 ° 21 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,412 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 672.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 2.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 59 m | ||
| Postal code : | 39120 | ||
| Area code : | +1 601 | ||
| FIPS : | 28-48880 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 673813 | ||
Morgantown is a settlement on community-free area in Adams County in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi . For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP) . In 2010 Morgantown had 1,412 residents.
geography
Morgantown is located in southwest Mississippi, a few miles east of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Louisiana . The geographical coordinates of Morgantown are 31 ° 34'22 "north latitude and 91 ° 20'51" west longitude. The place extends over an area of 2.1 km².
The city center of Natchez is located 6.5 km west-southwest of Morgantown, Vidalia , Louisiana is 10.7 kilometers west.
The closest major cities are Mississippi's capital Jackson (162 km northeast) and Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (150 km south).
traffic
The US Highways 61 , 84 and 98 and the Mississippi Highway 555 meet in Morgantown . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Natchez-Adams County Airport there is a small airfield 11.7 km northeast. The nearest major airports are Jackson-Evers International Airport (175 km northeast), Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (140 km south) and Alexandria International Airport (141 km west).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Morgantown had 1,412 people in 545 households. The population density was 672.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 545 households.
The racial the population was composed of 37.1 percent white, 58.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 1.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 54.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,253 USD . The per capita income was $ 14,915. 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 1, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 1, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Natchez-Adams County Airport Accessed on 1 July 2013