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Guntown, Mississippi

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In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 3.12.
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of 2000, there were 1,183 people, 443 households, and 337 families residing in the city. The population density was 261.1 inhabitants per square mile (100.8/km). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 106.4 per square mile (41.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.98%
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,188, and the median income for a family was $ 29,783. Males had a median income of $ 27,868 versus $ 20,375 for females. The
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There were 443 households, out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were
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for the town was $ 12,456. About 19.3% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the
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traverses the western part of the city, running roughly parallel to MS 145.
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Battle of Brices Cross Roads
Girardville, Pennsylvania
City
Guntown City Hall
Location in Lee county and Mississippi
Guntown is located in the United States
34°26′35.4″N 88°39′35.2″W / 34.443167°N 88.659778°W / 34.443167; -88.659778
Country
United States
State
Mississippi
County
Lee
Incorporated
Named for
Mayor–Council
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Time zone
UTC−06:00
CST
DST
UTC−05:00
CDT
ZIP code
Area code
662
FIPS code
28-29940

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