Silver City, Mississippi

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Silver City, Mississippi
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Silver City, Mississippi


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Humphreys
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area_total_km2 = 1.6
area_land_km2 = 1.6
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 337
population_density_km2 = 213.8
population_density_sq_mi = 553.7

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 33
elevation_ft = 108
latd = 33 |latm = 5 |lats = 43 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 29 |longs = 45 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 39166
area_code = 662
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 28-67920
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blank1_info = 0677790
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Silver City is a town in Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 337 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Silver City is located at coor dms|33|5|43|N|90|29|45|W|city (33.095335, -90.495814)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (3.17%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 337 people, 124 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density was 553.7 people per square mile (213.3/km²). There were 133 housing units at an average density of 218.5/sq mi (84.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 21.66% White and 78.34% African American.

There were 124 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were married couples living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.59.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,083, and the median income for a family was $20,000. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,459. About 36.6% of families and 49.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 70.8% of those under age 18 and 38.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Silver City is served by the Humphreys County School District.

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