| Noxapater, Mississippi | |
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| — Town — | |
| Location of Noxapater, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Winston |
| 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 | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 419 |
| • Density | 417.2/sq mi (161.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 39346 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-52880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0674982 |
Noxapater is a town in Winston County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 419 at the 2000 census.
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Noxapater is located at (32.992208, -89.063796).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
At the 2000 census[2], there were 419 people, 171 households and 121 families residing in the town. The population density was 417.2 per square mile (161.8/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 190.2 per square mile (73.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.44% White and 35.56% African American.
There were 171 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.96.
Age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.
The median household income was $27,917, and the median family income was $28,750. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,658. About 16.9% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.
The Town of Noxapater is served by the Louisville Municipal School District. Its school is Noxapater Attendance Center. Noxapater High will play Shaw for the 1A Mississippi state high school football championship in 2011.[3]
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