Shubuta, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 31°51′39″N 88°42′2″W / 31.86083, -88.70056
Shubuta, Mississippi
Location of Shubuta, Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Clarke
Area
- Total	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Land	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	651
- Density	271.0/sq mi (104.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39360
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-67520
GNIS feature ID	0677756

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

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Shubuta is located at 31°51′39″N, 88°42′2″W (31.860939, -88.700690)^[1].

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 651 people, 244 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 271.0 people per square mile (104.7/km²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 112.4/sq mi (43.4/km²). 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.