Editing New Augusta, Mississippi

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|official_name            = New Augusta, Mississippi
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|population_total         = 554
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|postal_code              = 39462
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|blank_info               = 28-51040
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'''New Augusta''' is a town in [[Perry County, Mississippi|Perry County]], [[Mississippi]]. It is part of the [[Hattiesburg metropolitan area|Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 554 at the 2020 census. It is the [[county seat]] of [[Perry County, Mississippi|Perry County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> New Augusta is located about two miles south of [[Old Augusta Historic Site|"Old" Augusta]], which was the county seat until 1906.

==Geography==
New Augusta is located at {{coord|31|12|15|N|89|1|55|W|type:city}} (31.204062, -89.031957).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|5.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (2.64%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 80
|1960= 275
|1970= 511
|1980= 589
|1990= 668
|2000= 715
|2010= 644
|2020= 554
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+New Augusta racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2851040&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|302
|54.51%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|222
|40.07%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|2
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.18%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|17
|3.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|10
|1.81%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 554 people, 238 households, and 165 families residing in the town.

==Education==
The Town of New Augusta is served by the [[Perry County School District (Mississippi)|Perry County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28111_perry/DC20SD_C28111.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28111_perry/DC20SD_C28111_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The county is in the zone for [[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcjc.edu/about/profile.php|title=Profile|publisher=[[Jones College (Mississippi)|Jones College]]|access-date=2024-09-27}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Dale Goodin]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 2020 to 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Goodin |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/186619/dale-goodin |website=Project Vote Smart |access-date=October 3, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mahned Bridge]]
* [[James Copeland (outlaw)]]

==References==
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{{Perry County, Mississippi}}
{{Mississippi county seats}}

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[[Category:Towns in Perry County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Towns in Mississippi]]
[[Category:County seats in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Hattiesburg metropolitan area]]