Centreville, Mississippi

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Centreville is a town in Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,680 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Centreville is located at 31°5′9″N, 91°3′54″W (31.085909, -91.064922)^GR1. The town is mostly within Wilkinson County with a portion in adjacent Amite County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 605 households, and 413 families residing in the town. The population density was 279.6/km² (725.5/mi²). There were 704 housing units at an average density of 117.2/km² (304.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 32.44% White, 67.44% African American, 0.06% Native American, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 605 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 29.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $16,081, and the median income for a family was $18,077. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $16,364 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,446. About 38.7% of families and 40.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.1% of those under age 18 and 32.2% of those age 65 or over.