Shannon, Mississippi
| Shannon, Mississippi | |
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| Town | |
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| Coordinates: 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°WCoordinates: 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,753 |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38868 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-66720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0677612 |
Shannon is a town in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 1,753 at the 2010 Census.
Geography
Shannon is located at 34°7′1″N 88°42′5″W / 34.11694°N 88.70139°W (34.116826, -88.701520)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,657 people, 632 households, and 437 families residing in the town. The population density was 403.5 people per square mile (155.7/km²). There were 691 housing units at an average density of 168.3 per square mile (64.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 44.42% White, 54.19% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 632 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 23.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $29,773, and the median income for a family was $30,848. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $20,149 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,592. About 16.3% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Town of Shannon is served by the Lee County School District.
Notable
From 1998 until 2007, Shannon was home to Rumors, the gay bar featured in the Kevin Smith/Malcolm Ingram film Small Town Gay Bar.[4] In 2013, after a hiatus, local businesspeople tried to reopen the bar. The town refused. This refusal led to a lawsuit claiming the town had refused the application out of concern of having a gay bar in its jurisdiction.[5]
References
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "How An 'Anti-Gay' Mississippi Town Stopped A Gay Bar From Opening". Huffington Post. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ↑ Mississippi Town Rejected Gay Bar Out Of Bias, Lawsuit Alleges, by Lila Shapiro, HuffingtonPost, 1 October 2013,
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