Editing Lynchburg, Mississippi

{{short description|Census designated place in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States}}
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|population_total         = 2466
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'''Lynchburg''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[DeSoto County, Mississippi|DeSoto County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 2,437 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2842840| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lynchburg CDP, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=November 2, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062941/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2842840| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lynchburg is bordered to the east by the city of [[Horn Lake, Mississippi|Horn Lake]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Lynchburg CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.0|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.80%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The area of the CDP decreased from {{convert|9.1|sqkm|order=flip}} at the 2000 census due to annexation of the eastern part of the CDP by the city of Horn Lake.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|2020= 2466
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

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 2,959 people, 1,037 households, and 850 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|859.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,087 housing units at an average density of {{convert|315.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.05% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.91% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.44% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.12% of the population.

There were 1,037 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $54,714, and the median income for a family was $61,495. Males had a median income of $41,586 versus $25,332 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,455. About 5.9% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lynchburg is served by the [[DeSoto County School District]].

==See also==
{{portal|Mississippi}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Mississippi]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Lynchburg, Mississippi}}

{{DeSoto County, Mississippi}}
{{Memphis, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in DeSoto County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]