Tillatoba, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 33°59′4″N 89°53′49″W / 33.98444, -89.89694
Tillatoba, Mississippi
Location of Tillatoba, Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Yalobusha
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Land	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	308 ft (94 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	121
- Density	119.2/sq mi (46.0/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38961
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-73440
GNIS feature ID	0694981

Tillatoba is a town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 121 at the 2000 census.

Agricultural products produced by the town include cotton, corn, poultry, cattle, and timber. Holly Springs US National Forest is to the east.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 References
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[edit] Geography

Tillatoba is located at 33°59′4″N, 89°53′49″W (33.984397, -89.897010)^[1].

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 121 people, 49 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 119.2 people per square mile (45.8/km²). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 53.2/sq mi (20.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.51% White, and 21.49% African American.

There were 49 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,306, and the median income for a family was $51,458. Males had a median income of $42,917 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,746. There were 13.7% of families and 10.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.