Crawford, Mississippi
Location of Crawford, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°18′22″N 88°37′19″W / 33.30611, -88.62194
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lowndes
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Land	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	312 ft (95 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	655
- Density	466.7/sq mi (180.2/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39743
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-16420
GNIS feature ID	0668933

Crawford is a town in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 655 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Crawford is located at 33°18′22″N, 88°37′19″W (33.306205, -88.621933)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 655 people, 209 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 466.7 people per square mile (180.6/km²). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 178.9/sq mi (69.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.13% African American, 5.95% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 209 households out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were married couples living together, 42.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the town the population was spread out with 41.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 75.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $16,786, and the median income for a family was $16,058. Males had a median income of $24,107 versus $14,359 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,123. About 45.5% of families and 45.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.5% of those under age 18 and 35.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Crawford is served by the Lowndes County School District.

Notable people

• Sam Hairston, former Negro league baseball and MLB player
• Jerry Rice, NFL great
• Big Joe Williams, blues singer and guitarist.
• James Albert Rapier, 19th century entrepreneur and inventor of the lazy susan.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Crawford, Mississippi is at coordinates 33°18′22″N 88°37′19″W / 33.306205, -88.621933 (Crawford, Mississippi)Coordinates: 33°18′22″N 88°37′19″W / 33.306205, -88.621933 (Crawford, Mississippi)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Lowndes County, Mississippi
County seat: Columbus
Cities	Columbus
Towns	Artesia | Caledonia | Crawford
CDPs	Columbus Air Force Base | New Hope
Unincorporated communities	Bent Oak | Billups | Flint Hill | Forreston | Kolola Springs | Mayhew | McCrary | Penns | Plum Grove | Plymouth | Steens | Trinity | Wells | Whitebury | Woodlawn