Fulton, Mississippi

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Coordinates: 34°15′58″N 88°24′5″W / 34.26611, -88.40139
Fulton, Mississippi
Location of Fulton, Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Itawamba
Area
- Total	8.9 sq mi (22.9 km²)
- Land	8.6 sq mi (22.3 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,882
- Density	450.3/sq mi (173.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38843
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-26300
GNIS feature ID	0670269

Fulton is a city in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,882 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Itawamba County^[1].

1 Geography
2 City Officials
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 Trivia
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Fulton is located at 34°15′58″N, 88°24′5″W (34.266110, -88.401358)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (22.9 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (2.60%) is water.

[edit] City Officials

Mayor: Paul Walker
Sheriff: Chris Dickinson

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 3,882 people, 1,357 households, and 891 families residing in the city. The population density was 450.3 people per square mile (173.9/km²). There were 1,508 housing units at an average density of 174.9/sq mi (67.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.69% White, 14.61% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 1,357 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,449, and the median income for a family was $42,287. Males had a median income of $33,490 versus $23,278 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,540. About 9.7% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.