Editing Slate Springs, Mississippi

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'''Slate Springs''' is a village in [[Calhoun County, Mississippi|Calhoun County]], [[Mississippi]], United States. The population was 110 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2868320| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192152/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2868320| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Slate Springs village, Mississippi| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 2, 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1900, the population was 189.<ref name="Rowland">{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/548960-redirection | volume = 2 | page = 673}}</ref>

In 1907, Slate Springs was noted for having two churches, a school, a flour mill, a saw mill, and a money order post-office.<ref name="Rowland"/>

== Geography ==
[[Mississippi Highway 9]] passes through the village, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Calhoun City, Mississippi|Calhoun City]] and south {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Eupora, Mississippi|Eupora]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|3.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1900= 189
|1910= 175
|1920= 155
|1930= 190
|1940= 182
|1950= 134
|1960= 123
|1970= 105
|1980= 102
|1990= 118
|2000= 121
|2010= 110
|2020= 105
|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 121 people, 49 households, and 34 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|84.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 63 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.83% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.83% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 49 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,875, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $11,322. There were 26.3% of families and 27.3% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 36.2% of under eighteens and 58.3% of those over 64.

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

== Notable people ==
* [[J. J. Adams]], Mississippi state senator (1908-1912), Slate Springs native
* [[Fox Conner]], United States Army officer, early mentor of Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Anne (Phillips) McMath, wife of Arkansas governor [[Sid McMath]], was born in Slate Springs in 1920.<ref>{{cite web | title = Anne McMath Papers | publisher = University of Arkansas | url = http://libraries.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/findingaids/annemcmathaid.html | accessdate = January 15, 2015}}</ref>

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

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