Guntown, Mississippi

Guntown
Town
Location in Lee county and the state of Mississippi Location in Lee county and the state of Mississippi
Guntown Location in the U.S.
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Lee
Area
• Total	4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2)
• Land	4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	400 ft (122 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,083
• Density	460/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38849
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-29940
GNIS feature ID	0670808

Guntown is a town in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 2,083 at the 2010 Census.

Geography

Guntown is located at (34.444966, -88.663087).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km²), of which 4.5 square miles (12 km²) is land and 0.22% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	325		—
1910	330		1.5%
1920	365		10.6%
1930	369		1.1%
1940	349		−5.4%
1950	299		−14.3%
1960	269		−10.0%
1970	304		13.0%
1980	359		18.1%
1990	692		92.8%
2000	1,183		71.0%
2010	2,083		76.1%
Est. 2014	2,508		20.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,183 people, 443 households, and 337 families residing in the town. The population density was 261.1 people per square mile (100.8/km²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 106.4 per square mile (41.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.98% White, 24.18% African American, 0.34% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 443 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,188, and the median income for a family was $29,783. Males had a median income of $27,868 versus $20,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,456. About 19.3% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Guntown is served by the Lee County School District.