- Ackerman, Mississippi
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ackerman, Mississippi
settlement_type =Town
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Ackerman, Mississippi
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Choctaw
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area_total_km2 = 5.9
area_land_km2 = 5.8
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.3
area_land_sq_mi = 2.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1696
population_density_km2 = 290.6
population_density_sq_mi = 752.7timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 159
elevation_ft = 522
latd = 33 |latm = 18 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 10 |longs = 29 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 39735
area_code = 662
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 28-00300
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blank1_info = 0692374
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footnotes =Ackerman is a town in Choctaw County,
Mississippi ,United States . The population was 1,696 at the 2000 census. It is thecounty seat of Choctaw CountyGR|6.It is named for an early landowner. [cite book|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|year=1905|pages=23|author=Gannett, Henry|url=http://books.google.com/books/pdf/The_Origin_of_Certain_Place_Names_in_the.pdf?id=BqwPAAAAIAAJ&output=pdf&sig=3IVIg6u-evPGlrv4j1uDL7rQ09c]
Geography
Ackerman is located at coor dms|33|18|41|N|89|10|29|W|city (33.311400, -89.174745)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.3square mile s (5.9km² ), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) of it is land and 0.44% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,696 people, 711 households, and 430 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 752.7 people per square mile (291.0/km²). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 346.6/sq mi (134.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.97% White, 34.85% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.94% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.There were 711 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00.
USCensusPop
1950= 1463
1960= 1382
1970= 1502
1980= 1567
1990= 1573
2000= 1696
estyear=2006
estimate= 1593In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males.The median income for a household in the town was $21,287, and the median income for a family was $30,511. Males had a median income of $30,588 versus $20,739 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $13,486. About 17.8% of families and 24.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 33.2% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.Education
The Town of Ackerman is served by the
Choctaw County School District .Notable people
*
Blackwood Brothers , Gospel Quartet
*James P. Coleman , Mississippi Governor (1956-1960)
*Ray Mabus , Mississippi Governor (1988-1992)
*Cheryl Prewitt ,Miss. America 1980 References
External links
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