Duck Hill, Mississippi

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Duck Hill is a town in Montgomery County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 746 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Duck Hill is located at 33°37′55″N, 89°42′53″W (33.631875, -89.714655)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 746 people, 307 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density was 279.6/km² (720.8/mi²). There were 331 housing units at an average density of 124.1/km² (319.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 36.06% White, 63.27% African American, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 307 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,118, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $26,731 versus $17,639 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,550. About 18.9% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 32.6% of those age 65 or over.