Editing Pittsboro, Mississippi

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|official_name            = Pittsboro, Mississippi
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|population_total         = 157
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|postal_code              = 38951
|area_code                = [[Area code 662|662]]
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'''Pittsboro''' is a village in and the [[county seat]] of [[Calhoun County, Mississippi|Calhoun County]], [[Mississippi]], United States..<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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 202 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2858360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212185356/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2858360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pittsboro village, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 2, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pittsboro is located near the center of Calhoun County at {{coord|33|56|19|N|89|20|19|W|type:city}} (33.938595, -89.338735).<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> [[Mississippi Highway 9]] passes through the village, leading south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Calhoun City, Mississippi|Calhoun City]] and north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Bruce, Mississippi|Bruce]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.5|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 186
|1880= 206
|1900= 254
|1910= 249
|1920= 252
|1930= 249
|1940= 276
|1950= 246
|1960= 205
|1970= 188
|1980= 269
|1990= 277
|2000= 212
|2010= 202
|2020= 157
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 212 people, 70 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|214.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 83 housing units at an average density of {{convert|83.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 76.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.23% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 70 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $49,028. Males had a median income of $37,500 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $13,975. None of the families and 1.1% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
Pittsboro is served by the [[Calhoun County School District (Mississippi)|Calhoun County School District]].

[[Calhoun Academy (Mississippi)|Calhoun Academy]] is a local private school.

==Notable people==
* [[J. J. Adams]], member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]] from 1908 to 1912<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Rowland |first=Dunbar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCYLAAAAMAAJ |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi |date=1908 |publisher=Department of Archives and History |pages=993–994, 1016 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[John Going]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]] from 1908 to 1920 and 1940 to 1948<ref name="History1912">{{cite book|author=Mississippi. Department of Archives and History|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-MoGAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA410|year=1912|publisher=Department of Archives and History|location=Jackson, Mississippi|page=410}}</ref>
* [[Jack Knight (baseball)|Jack Knight]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web | title = Jack Knight | publisher = Baseball Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knighja01.shtml | accessdate = May 18, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ike Knox]], college athlete at [[University of Mississippi|Ole Miss]] and surgeon<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Isaac Cecil Knox House |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/3f533751-7f42-4d9d-8667-99d1f24770bf/ |website=National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=May 19, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Dennis Murphree]], [[Governor of Mississippi|governor]] (1927–1928) and (1943–1944) and [[Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi|lieutenant governor]] (1924–1927, 1932–1936, and 1940–1943), born and died in Pittsboro

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

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[[Category:Villages in Calhoun County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Villages in Mississippi]]
[[Category:County seats in Mississippi]]