Rolling fork
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Location in Mississippi
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Mississippi | ||
| County : | Sharkey County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 54 ′ N , 90 ° 53 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central Standard Time (UTC − 6) | ||
| Residents : | 2,028 (as of July 2009) | ||
| Population density : | 563.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.6 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 31 m | ||
| Postal code : | 39159 | ||
| FIPS : | 28-63560 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 694602 | ||
Rolling Fork is a city in Sharkey County , Mississippi , United States and is the seat of the administration of Sharkey County. The place was named after the Rolling Fork Plantation.
General
According to the 2000 census, Rolling Fork has 2,486 people in 820 households. The majority of the population is made up of African Americans (69 percent), and a quarter of the population are white. Indians, Asians and Latinos also live in the city. About 30 percent of the residents live below the poverty line.
Rolling fork versus state average
- Median household income below average
- Unemployment rate above average
- Black population significantly above average
- Number of college students below average.
Famous residents
- Fielding L. Wright , Mississippi Governor
- Slick Watts , basketball player
- Muddy Waters , blues musician; he mentioned his place of birth in " Baby, Please Don't Go " (1953 - You brought me way down here 'bout to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog)