Alligator

Alligator, Mississippi
Location of Alligator, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°5′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.08861°N 90.72056°W / 34.08861; -90.72056
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Bolivar
Area
- Total	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
- Land	1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	220
- Density	223.7/sq mi (86.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38720
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-00940
GNIS feature ID	0666222

Alligator is a village in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Alligator is located at 34°5′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.08861°N 90.72056°W / 34.08861; -90.72056 (34.088482, -90.720690)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (5.77%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 220 people, 77 households, and 58 families residing in the village. The population density was 223.7 people per square mile (86.7/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 82.3/sq mi (31.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 20.91% White, 77.27% African American, and 1.82% from two or more races.

There were 77 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 35.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the village the population was spread out with 39.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $16,667, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,567. About 41.5% of families and 47.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 69.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.3% of those sixty five or over.

Education

The Village of Alligator is served by the North Bolivar School District.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Alligator, Mississippi is at coordinates 34°05′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.088482°N 90.72069°W / 34.088482; -90.72069 (Alligator, Mississippi)Coordinates: 34°05′19″N 90°43′14″W / 34.088482°N 90.72069°W / 34.088482; -90.72069 (Alligator, Mississippi)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Bolivar County, Mississippi County seats: Cleveland and Rosedale Cities Cleveland | Rosedale | Mound Bayou | Shaw‡ | Shelby Towns Benoit | Beulah | Boyle | Duncan | Gunnison | Merigold | Pace | Renova | Winstonville Villages Alligator Unincorporated communities Desson | Hushpuckena | Lamont | Malvina | Perthshire | Roundlake | Scott | Skene | Stringtown | Symonds Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties