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Thaxton, Mississippi

Thaxton, Mississippi
Town
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Location of Thaxton, Mississippi
Thaxton, Mississippi is located in the US
Thaxton, Mississippi
Thaxton, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°18′11″N 89°10′19″W / 34.30306°N 89.17194°W / 34.30306; -89.17194Coordinates: 34°18′11″N 89°10′19″W / 34.30306°N 89.17194°W / 34.30306; -89.17194
Country United States
State Mississippi
County
Area
 • Total 8.5 sq mi (22.1 km2)
 • Land 8.5 sq mi (22.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 420 ft (128 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 643
 • Estimate (2016) 668
 • Density 76/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 38871
Area code(s) 662
FIPS code 28-72760
GNIS feature ID 0694959

Thaxton is a town in , Mississippi. The population was 643 at the 2010 census. There is a town of the same name in Virginia (see Thaxton, Virginia)

Thaxton is located at 34°18′11″N 89°10′19″W / 34.30306°N 89.17194°W / 34.30306; -89.17194 (34.302923, -89.171979).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (22 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.47%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 513 people, 173 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 60.4 people per square mile (23.3/km²). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 22.6 per square mile (8.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White and 0.78% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.

There were 173 households out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 12.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.22.


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