Official Name: | North Carrollton, Mississippi |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.82 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.82 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 405 |
Population Density Km2: | 496.40 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1285.71 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 69 |
Elevation Ft: | 226 |
Coordinates: | 33.5181°N -89.92°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38947 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 28-52400 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0674946 |
North Carrollton is a town in Carroll County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
North Carrollton is bordered to the south by the town of Carrollton, the county seat. The two towns are separated by Big Sand Creek, a tributary of the Yalobusha River. Many residents of Carrollton and North Carrollton consider the towns a single entity, simply referred to as Carrollton.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8km2, all land.[2]
White (NH) | 244 | 60.25% | |
Black or African American (NH) | 145 | 35.8% | |
Asian (NH) | 1 | 0.25% | |
Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.25% | |
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 8 | 1.98% | |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.48% | |
Total | 405 |
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 499 people, 226 households, and 153 families residing in the town. The population density was 1599.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 253 housing units at an average density of 810.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 56.51% White, 42.89% African American, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.
There were 226 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 22.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,659, and the median income for a family was $23,333. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $17,361 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,454. About 28.0% of families and 33.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.0% of those under age 18 and 30.5% of those age 65 or over.
The town of North Carrollton is served by the Carroll County School District. Its schools are Marshall Elementary School and J. Z. George High School.
It is also served by Carroll Academy, a private school in Carrollton.