Noxapater, Mississippi

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Noxapater is a town in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
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[edit] Geography

Noxapater is located at 32°59′32″N, 89°3′50″W (32.992208, -89.063796)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 419 people, 171 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 161.8/km² (417.2/mi²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 73.7/km² (190.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.44% White and 35.56% African American.

There were 171 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,658. About 16.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.