Editing Big Point, Mississippi

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'''Big Point''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jackson County, Mississippi|Jackson County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. It is part of the [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]] [[Pascagoula metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 618.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Big Point CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2806180|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
A post office operated under the name Bigpoint from 1894 to 1942.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MS&county=Jackson | title=Jackson County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=September 18, 2021}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Big Point is located in northeastern Jackson County at {{coord|30|35|13|N|88|28|55|W|type:city}} (30.586925, -88.481968).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Mississippi Highway 613]] passes through the community, leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Hurley, Mississippi|Hurley]] and southwest {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Escatawpa, Mississippi|Escatawpa]]. [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|18|mi}} south of Big Point.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|7.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2806180| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Big Point CDP, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=August 7, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213100700/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2806180| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|2010= 611
|2020= 618
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Big Point CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Big Point CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2806180&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Big Point CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2806180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|589
|565
|96.40%
|91.42%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|8
|5
|1.31%
|0.81%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|5
|5
|0.82%
|0.81%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|6
|0.00%
|0.97%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.16%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|2
|18
|0.33%
|2.91%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7
|18
|1.15%
|2.91%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''611'''
|'''618'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 115 people, 41 households, and 38 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,059.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 42 housing units at an average density of {{convert|386.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 0.87% from two or more races.

There were 41 households, out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 4.9% were non-families. 4.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,125, and the median income for a family was $30,125. Males had a median income of $22,361 versus $0 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $10,243. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

== Education ==
Big Point is served by the [[Jackson County School District (Mississippi)|Jackson County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28059_jackson/DC20SD_C28059.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801000250/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28059_jackson/DC20SD_C28059.pdf |archive-date=2022-08-01 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-07-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28059_jackson/DC20SD_C28059_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> It includes two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Students in Big Point attend schools in [[Hurley, Mississippi]].

=== Elementary schools ===
* East Central Lower Elementary School
* East Central Upper Elementary School

=== Middle school ===
* East Central Middle School

=== High school ===
* East Central High School

== References ==
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{{Jackson County, Mississippi}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Jackson County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Pascagoula metropolitan area]]