Potts Camp, Mississippi

Potts Camp is a town in Marshall County, Mississippi. The population was 523 at the 2010 census.

Potts Camp, Mississippi
Town
Potts Camp
Location of Potts Camp, Mississippi
Potts Camp, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°38′53″N 89°18′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyMarshall
Area
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
344 ft (105 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total523
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
467
 • Density480.95/sq mi (185.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38659
Area code(s)662
FIPS code28-59720
GNIS feature ID0694464

History

Potts Camp is rooted in a trading post established along the Pontotoc Trail by Colonel Erasmus Potts in the mid-19th century. The town incorporated in 1912.[3]

Geography

Potts Camp is located at 34°38′53″N 89°18′17″W (34.647997, -89.304598).[4] The town is located northeast of Oxford along Mississippi Highway 178. Interstate 22 passes through the northern part of town. Oaklimeter Creek, a tributary of the Tippah River, runs along Potts Camp's southwestern boundary

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900306—
19103122.0%
19203192.2%
19303262.2%
194039420.9%
19504329.6%
1960429−0.7%
19704597.0%
198052514.4%
1990483−8.0%
20004942.3%
20105235.9%
2019 (est.)467[2]−10.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 494 people, 195 households, and 135 families residing in the town. The population density was 552.5 people per square mile (214.3/km2). There were 225 housing units at an average density of 251.6 per square mile (97.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 66.60% White, 32.59% African American, and 0.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 195 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,472, and the median income for a family was $30,903. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,600. About 20.1% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Potts Camp is served by the Marshall County School District.

Notable people

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. Phillip Knecht, "Potts Camp (1912," Hill Country History, 30 May 2016.
  4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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