Taylorsville, Mississippi

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Taylorsville is a town in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. It is the hometown of former Auburn Tigers and current Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell. The population was 1,341 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Taylorsville is located at 31°49′48″N, 89°25′49″W (31.830046, -89.430343)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.5 km² (3.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,341 people, 534 households, and 375 families residing in the town. The population density was 140.7/km² (364.3/mi²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 62.7/km² (162.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.58% White, 17.75% African American, 0.37% from other races, and 0.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 534 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,563, and the median income for a family was $38,958. Males had a median income of $30,776 versus $20,096 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,202. About 12.5% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.