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Walnut, Mississippi

Walnut, Mississippi
Town
Location of Walnut, Mississippi
Location of Walnut, Mississippi
Walnut, Mississippi is located in the US
Walnut, Mississippi
Walnut, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°56′57″N 88°54′35″W / 34.94917°N 88.90972°W / 34.94917; -88.90972Coordinates: 34°56′57″N 88°54′35″W / 34.94917°N 88.90972°W / 34.94917; -88.90972
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Tippah
Area
 • Total 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km2)
 • Land 5.4 sq mi (14.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 459 ft (140 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 754
 • Density 139.1/sq mi (53.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38683
Area code(s) 662
FIPS code 28-77480
GNIS feature ID 0695090

Walnut is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi. The population was 754 at the 2000 census.

Walnut is located at 34°56′57″N 88°54′35″W / 34.94917°N 88.90972°W / 34.94917; -88.90972 (34.949109, -88.909812).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km2), of which 5.4 square miles (14 km2) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km2) (0.37%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 754 people, 319 households, and 202 families residing in the town. The population density was 139.1 people per square mile (53.7/km²). There were 341 housing units at an average density of 62.9 per square mile (24.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 84.48% White, 14.46% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 319 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.06.


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