Water Valley, Mississippi

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 sqmi, all land.

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,380 people, 1,336 households, and 818 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 3,677 people in 1,470 households, including 961 families, in the city. The population density was 523.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,675 housing units at an average density of 238.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 57.87% White, 40.74% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20%.

Of the 1,470 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 31.8% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.07. The age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.

The median household income was $23,777 and the median family income was $31,083. Males had a median income of $26,888 versus $20,127 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,324. About 23.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.5% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Hubert Creekmore (1907–1966), author
• James A. Ford (1911–1968), archaeologist
• Lloyd L. Gaines, plaintiff in Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
• Kevin Horan, attorney and member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Casey Jones (1864–1900), railroad engineer
• John William Meece, (1843–1924), member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1911
• Bryant Mix (born 1974), NFL player
• Ray Terrell (1919–1997), World War II veteran and professional football player

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
3. "Explore Census Data".
4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].