Thaxton, Mississippi | |
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Town | |
Location of Thaxton, Mississippi |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 34°18′11″N 89°10′19″W / 34.30306°N 89.17194°WCoordinates: 34°18′11″N 89°10′19″W / 34.30306°N 89.17194°W | |
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 (34.302923, -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.