Drew, Mississippi
Location of Drew, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.81, -90.53056
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Sunflower
Area
- Total	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
- Land	1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	135 ft (41 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,434
- Density	2,172.6/sq mi (838.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	38737-38738
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-20020
GNIS feature ID	0669383

Drew is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,434 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Drew is located at 33°48′36″N, 90°31′50″W (33.809923, -90.530530)^[1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,434 people, 811 households, and 606 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,172.6 people per square mile (839.1/km²). There were 922 housing units at an average density of 823.0/sq mi (317.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 25.27% White, 73.58% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 811 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 35.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,167, and the median income for a family was $20,469. Males had a median income of $22,351 versus $18,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,569. About 36.1% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Drew is served by the Drew School District.

Notable residents (past and present)

• Archie Manning, former NFL quarterback
• Booboo Davis, blues singer, released an album entitled Drew, Mississippi
• Rob Dixon and Jason King, members of rock band Quintaine Americana, both grew up in Drew
• Pops Staples and Cleotha Staples, members of The Staple Singers^[3]

References

External links

• Drew, Mississippi is at coordinates 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.809923, -90.53053 (Drew, Mississippi)Coordinates: 33°48′36″N 90°31′50″W / 33.809923, -90.53053 (Drew, Mississippi)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Sunflower County, Mississippi
County seat: Indianola
Cities	Drew | Indianola | Moorhead | Ruleville | Shaw‡
Towns	Doddsville | Inverness | Sunflower
Unincorporated communities	Baird | Blaine | Caile | Elizabeth | Holly Ridge | Parchman | Rome
Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties