Wiggins, Mississippi

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Wiggins is a city in Stone County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,849 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Stone County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Wiggins is located at 30°51′31″N, 89°8′16″W (30.858559, -89.137860)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²). 27.9 km² (10.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (4.53%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,849 people, 1,380 households, and 1,000 families residing in the city. The population density was 138.1/km² (357.8/mi²). There were 1,546 housing units at an average density of 55.5/km² (143.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.60% White, 31.51% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,380 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 21.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,597, and the median income for a family was $31,591. Males had a median income of $27,262 versus $20,801 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,813. About 22.3% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.6% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.