Pickens, Mississippi

Pickens, Mississippi
Town
Location of Pickens, Mississippi Location of Pickens, Mississippi
Pickens, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Holmes
Government
• Mayor	Rayfield Washington
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Land	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	243 ft (74 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,325
• Density	1,062.3/sq mi (410.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39146
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-57200
GNIS feature ID	0675699

Pickens is a town in Holmes County, Mississippi. The population was 1,325 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Pickens is located at (32.886672, -89.970092).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) is land and 0.1-square-mile (0.26 km²) (4.62%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	122		—
1900	504		—
1910	619		22.8%
1920	457		−26.2%
1930	635		38.9%
1940	688		8.3%
1950	638		−7.3%
1960	727		13.9%
1970	1,012		39.2%
1980	1,386		37.0%
1990	1,285		−7.3%
2000	1,325		3.1%
2010	1,157		−12.7%
Est. 2014	1,085		−6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,325 people, 452 households, and 333 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,062.3 people per square mile (409.3/km²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 397.7 per square mile (153.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 11.92% White, 87.70% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.08% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 452 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 33.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,330, and the median income for a family was $20,956. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $17,574 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,812. About 36.1% of families and 40.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.4% of those under age 18 and 41.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town of Pickens is served by the Holmes County School District (Mississippi), which includes and is not limited to Williams Sullivan, Goodman-Pickens Elementary, Holmes Central High School, William-Dean Elementary, Lexington Elementary etc.