Shubuta, Mississippi

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Shubuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Shubuta is located at 31°51′39″N, 88°42′2″W (31.860939, -88.700690)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.2 km² (2.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 651 people, 244 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.7/km² (271.0/mi²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 43.4/km² (112.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 25.50% White, 73.89% African American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.

There were 244 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,438, and the median income for a family was $21,719. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,094. About 38.5% of families and 44.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.4% of those under age 18 and 35.9% of those age 65 or over.