Tchula, Mississippi
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Tchula is a town in Holmes County
Holmes County, Mississippi
-National protected areas:*Hillside National Wildlife Refuge *Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge *Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge*Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:...

, Mississippi
Mississippi
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, United States
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. The population was 2,332 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Tchula is located at 33°10′51"N 90°13′21"W (33.180711, -90.222588).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (2.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 2,332 people, 724 households, and 524 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,683.6 people per square mile (647.8/km²). There were 772 housing units at an average density of 557.4 per square mile (214.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 3.43% White, 95.93% African American, 0.09% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 724 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 45.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 37.9% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $11,571, and the median income for a family was $14,773. Males had a median income of $22,250 versus $16,310 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $6,373. About 49.4% of families and 54.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.6% of those under age 18 and 55.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town of Tchula is served by the Holmes County School District
Holmes County School District (Mississippi)
The Holmes County School District is a public school district based in Lexington, Mississippi . The district covers most of Holmes County, although a portion of Durant is served by the Durant Public School District.-Schools:...

. The schools are S.V. Marshall High and Elementary And Milston Middle.

Notable natives

  • Yvonne Brown
    Yvonne Brown
    Yvonne R. Brown was a mayor of Tchula, Mississippi.An African-American, she was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Mississippi's 2nd congressional district , unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson in the 2006 mid-term election. She received 35.73% of the...

     - Mayor who was the Republican
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     challenger to Bennie Thompson
    Bennie Thompson
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    .
  • Jimmy Dawkins
    Jimmy Dawkins
    James Henry "Jimmy" Dawkins is an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. He is generally considered a part of the "West Side Sound" of Chicago blues.-Career:...

     - Blues guitarist and singer who moved to Chicago
    Chicago
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     at 18 or 19.
  • Lester Davenport
    Lester Davenport
    Lester "Mad Dog" Davenport , was an American Chicago blues harmonica player and singer.Born in Tchula, Mississippi, United States, Davenport moved from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois, when he was 14...

     - blues musician.
  • LM Claibourne Jr- first African-American of the Mississippi Highway Patrol
    Mississippi Highway Patrol
    The Mississippi Highway Patrol is the highway patrol, acting state police agency for Mississippi, which has jurisdiction over most of the state, and specializes in the patrol of state and federal highways in the State of Mississippi. It was formed in 1938 to enforce traffic laws on state and...

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