Dumas, Mississippi

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Dumas is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Locals
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Dumas is located at 34°38′4″N, 88°50′52″W (34.634549, -88.847800)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.1 km² (3.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 452 people, 181 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 44.7/km² (116.0/mi²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 19.0/km² (49.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 1.33% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 181 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $40,391. Males had a median income of $30,179 versus $20,341 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,121. About 13.0% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 33.3% of those age 65 or over.