Taylorsville, Mississippi

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Taylorsville, Mississippi
settlement_type = Town
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map_caption = Location of Taylorsville, Mississippi


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Smith
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area_total_km2 = 9.5
area_land_km2 = 9.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.7
area_land_sq_mi = 3.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1341
population_density_km2 = 140.6
population_density_sq_mi = 364.3

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
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elevation_m = 84
elevation_ft = 276
latd = 31 |latm = 49 |lats = 48 |latNS = N
longd = 89 |longm = 25 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 39168
area_code = 601
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blank_info = 28-72400
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Taylorsville is a town in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is the hometown of former Auburn Tigers and current Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell. The population was 1,341 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Taylorsville is located at coor dms|31|49|48|N|89|25|49|W|city (31.830046, -89.430343)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 534 households, and 375 families residing in the town. The population density was 364.3 people per square mile (140.7/km²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 162.4/sq mi (62.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.58% White, 17.75% African American, 0.37% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 534 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,563, and the median income for a family was $38,958. Males had a median income of $30,776 versus $20,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,202. About 12.5% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Taylorsville is served by the Smith County School District.

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