Hazlehurst (Mississippi)
Copiah County
28-31220
Hazlehurst is a city in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, which was to George Hazlehurst, a railway engineer, named. In the 2000 census, it had 4400 inhabitants. It is the county seat of the ( County Seat) of Copiah County.
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there were 4,400 people in 1,594 households and 1,131 families. The population density was 388 per km ². There 1,752 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 29.3 % White, 68.6 % African American, 0.5 % Asian and 0.6 % from other ethnic groups; 1.0 % stated that the lineage of several ethnicities. 2.1 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,594 households out of which 34.3 % have children living with them. 36.5 % were married couples living together, 28.0 % had a female householder with no husband, and 29.0% were non-families. 26.6 % of all households are made up and 13.4% had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size 3.20 persons.
The population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.4 % from 18 to 24, 25.6% 25-44 years, 19.9% from 45 to 64 years and 16.0 % of 65 years or older. The average age (median) was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.
The median income for a household (median) was $ 25 008, and the median income for a family $ 26,081. Males have a median income of $ 27,066, women $ 19,475. The per capita income was $ 11,839. Under the poverty line 24.0 % of families and 26.3 % of the population, including 35.8 % under the age of 18 and 26.7 % aged 65 years or older lived.
Sons and daughters of the town
Born in Hazlehurst are:
- Clifford Davis (1897-1970), politician
- Robert Johnson (1911-1938), blues musician
- Ruth Ford (1915-2009), actress
- Max Dale Cooper ( born 1933), an immunologist