Morgantown (Adams County, Mississippi)
Adams County
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Morgantown is a settlement on community- free area in Adams County in the U.S. state of Mississippi. For statistical purposes, the place has been combined to form a census-designated place (CDP). In 2010, Morgantown had 1412 inhabitants.
Geography
Morgantown is located in southwest Mississippi, a few miles east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Louisiana. The geographical coordinates of 31 ° 34'22 Morgantown are " north latitude and 91 ° 20'51 " west longitude. The site covers an area of 2.1 km ².
The center of Natchez is located 6.5 km west-southwest of Morgantown, Vidalia, Louisiana is located 10.7 km west.
The nearest large towns are the capital of Mississippi Jackson (162 km northeast) and Louisiana's capital Baton Rouge (150 km south).
Traffic
In Morgantown meet the U.S. Highways 61, 84 and 98, and the Mississippi Highway 555 together. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.
The Natchez -Adams County Airport is located 11.7 km north east a small airfield. The nearest major airports are the Jackson - Evers International Airport (175 km northeast), the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (140 km south) and the Alexandria International Airport (141 km west).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Morgantown 1412 people in 545 households. The population density was 672.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 545 households lived statistically 2.59 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 37.1 percent white, 58.8 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American 0.6 percent Asian and 1.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 54.9 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 35,253. The per capita income was $ 14,915. 17.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.