Mendenhall, Mississippi
Location of Mendenhall, Mississippi
Coordinates: 31°57′40″N 89°52′3″W / 31.96111, -89.8675
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Simpson
Area
- Total	5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
- Land	5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,555
- Density	480.4/sq mi (185.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	39114
Area code(s)	601
FIPS code	28-46600
GNIS feature ID	0673476

Mendenhall is a city in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,555 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Simpson County^[1].

Geography

Mendenhall is located at 31°57′40″N, 89°52′3″W (31.961160, -89.867558)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), of which, 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.37%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,555 people, 938 households, and 678 families residing in the city. The population density was 480.4 people per square mile (185.4/km²). There were 1,039 housing units at an average density of 195.4/sq mi (75.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71.23% White, 27.98% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 938 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,944, and the median income for a family was $32,656. Males had a median income of $30,335 versus $17,328 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,340. About 23.6% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

Entertainment Attractions

Mendenhall had a movie theatre called the Star Theatre which lasted only from 1950-1955 which contained a 1 screen auditorium with only 300 seats located in downtown. Currently the closest movie theatre to Mendenhall would be Magee Twin Cinema in Magee, Mississippi, a 17 screen state of the art all stadium seating Tinseltown 17 in Pearl, Mississippi, Regal Cinemas' UA Parkway Place Stadium 10 in Flowood, Mississippi.

Notable Residents

The most notable residents of Mendenhall, Mississippi are Stephen Frye (a local physicist), Jeff Landry (Wal-Mart CEO),and Toby Graves (local history teacher).

External links

• Mendenhall, Mississippi is at coordinates 31°57′40″N 89°52′03″W / 31.96116, -89.867558 (Mendenhall, Mississippi)Coordinates: 31°57′40″N 89°52′03″W / 31.96116, -89.867558 (Mendenhall, Mississippi)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Simpson County, Mississippi
County seat: Mendenhall
Cities	Magee | Mendenhall
Towns	D'Lo
Villages	Braxton
Unincorporated communities	Harrisville | Pinola