Gunnison Town, Mississippi

Gunnison Town, Bolivar County, Mississippi is a town located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. It is home to over 633 people (2000 census). It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 585, making it Mississippi's 217th largest. It has total area of 1 square miles (2.59 square kilometre), of which, 0.97 square miles (2.51 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 70th smallest by total area in Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 633 people in the town, organized into 202 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density was 651.1 people per square mile (251.39/kmē), it is the 135th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Mississippi. There were 217 housing units at an average density of 223.7 per square mile (86.37/kmē). The average household size was 3.13 persons, and the average family size was 3.79 persons. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 37.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 77.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.8 males. The median age of the town's population was 25.9 years, The median age of males was 23.3 years, for females the median age was 28.2 years. The racial makeup of the town was 80 White, 549 Black or African American, 1 American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian, 3 from two or more races and Ohter races.

Gunnison town Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gunnison town Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gunnison Town Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $19432, it is the 48th lowest town by median household income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income for a family in the town was $21875, it would be the 39th lowest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The per capita income for the town was $8395, it is 26th poorest town by per capita income in Mississippi. The median income is $12697, The median income for males was $12778 versus $12625 for females.

In 2000, 230 pupils and students, of which 48.26% are male and 51.74% are female, 36.33% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.83% nursery or pri school, 7.39% kindergarten, 44.78% elementary school, 31.3% high school and 8.7% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census633
April 2000 Estimate633
July 2000 Estimate631
July 2001 Estimate624
July 2002 Estimate617
July 2003 Estimate609
July 2004 Estimate599
July 2005 Estimate588
July 2006 Estimate590
July 2007 Estimate589
July 2008 Estimate585
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school15318
Kindergarten21517
Elementary school5449103
High school373572
College or graduate school31720
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gunnison town, Mississippi$19432$21875$8395
Bolivar County, Mississippi$23428$27301$12088
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587