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In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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Houlka was incorporated in 1884. Houlka High School was founded in 1890 "to establish a permanent and high grade institution for the education of white students of both sexes". The
Legislature also prohibited sales of "intoxicating liquors" within 4 mi (6.4 km) of the school. That year the
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living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.9% 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 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.
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Settlers arrived in the late 1700s and established a
Chickasaw Agency House at Houlka for trading with the natives. Agency representatives called the settlement "Holkey" in their earliest correspondence, which dates from 1794 after the United States gained independence from Great Britain.
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of 2000, there were 710 people, 285 households, and 186 families residing in the town. The population density was 581.7 inhabitants per square mile (224.6/km). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 261.3 per square mile (100.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 74.23%
359:. A post office was established in 1826. The cultivation and processing of cotton became the basis of the economy, and African slaves were brought to the region through the domestic slave trade to serve as laborers. The production of cotton brought some wealth to white planters.
389:, passing 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Houlka. Soon after, residents began moving to "New Houlka", located near the railway line, which had become critical to commerce. Buildings were rolled on logs from Old Houlka to New Houlka, and pulled by teams of oxen.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 20,417, and the median income for a family was $ 28,958. Males had a median income of $ 22,353 versus $ 18,542 for females. The
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The etymology of Houlka is unclear. Some hold it is derived from a Native
American name meaning "low land" or "low water," while others believe it means "turkey".
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By 1906, New Houlka had a bank, three churches, a saw mill, an academy, a plow factory, and a population of about 500. The town was incorporated that same year.
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Splendid Land, Splendid People: The
Chickasaw Indians to Removal
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Federal troops at a swamp-crossing near Houlka.
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757:Mississippi: The WPA Guide to the Magnolia State
1011:"State's Supreme Court Races Cost Nearly $ 1M"
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729:. University of Alabama Press. p. 142.
786:Young Turner, Debbie (September 29, 2012).
325:This area was a well-established center of
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788:"Houlka, Miss.: 'Center of the Universe'"
1009:Brumfield, Patsy R. (January 14, 2009).
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877:. Rails-to-Trails Recreational District
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155:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
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139:1.23 sq mi (3.18 km)
56:Location of New Houlka, Mississippi
1099:Municipalities and communities of
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16:Town in Mississippi, United States
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1050:Lehrer, Eli (December 15, 2014).
620:Chickasaw County School District
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355:and former U.S. Vice-President
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398:Mississippi Tennessee Railroad
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666:. United States Census Bureau
379:Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
307:Gulf and Ship Island Railroad
176:568.40/sq mi (219.50/km)
990:United States Census Bureau
915:"(New) Houlka, Mississippi"
807:. Oxford University Press.
723:Atkinson, James R. (2004).
664:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
430:United States Census Bureau
372:disenfranchised most blacks
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875:"Interpreting the Trail"
860:Mississippi Session Laws
828:Foster, Buck T. (2006).
936:Baca, Keith A. (2007).
688:. zipdatamaps.com. 2022
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986:"U.S. Census website"
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81:34.03639°N 89.02000°W
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1185:New Houlka
995:2008-01-31
651:References
562:As of the
406:rail trail
383:New Albany
357:Aaron Burr
353:John McKee
262:New Houlka
252:feature ID
160:Population
1266:Shake Rag
1221:Van Vleet
790:. WN.com.
614:Education
571:, 24.79%
424:Geography
347:In 1805,
327:Chickasaw
240:FIPS code
228:Area code
182:Time zone
125:Chickasaw
72:89°1′12″W
69:34°2′11″N
1318:Category
1203:Woodland
670:July 24,
644:Jim Hood
581:Hispanic
387:Pontotoc
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244:28-51420
216:ZIP code
1281:Trebloc
1256:McCondy
1241:Atlanta
1195:Village
1155:Okolona
1150:Houston
1132:Okolona
1124:Houston
1035:May 18,
970:June 4,
921:May 23,
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402:Houston
321:History
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295:Houlka
255:671516
120:County
1276:Thorn
1251:Egypt
1231:Other
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551:11.5%
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221:38850
210:(CDT)
208:UTC-5
187:UTC-6
108:State
1177:Town
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