Pachuta, Mississippi

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Pachuta is a town in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 261 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Pachuta was founded in the 1880s, and named after Pachuta Creek.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Pachuta is located in western Clarke County at Template:Coord (32.041081, -88.883636).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of town, leading north Template:Convert to Meridian and south Template:Convert to Laurel. Mississippi Highway 18 crosses US 11 at the town center, leading east Template:Convert to Quitman, the county seat (taking Highway 512 cuts the distance to Template:Convert), and west Template:Convert to Bay Springs. Exit 126 of Interstate 59 is Template:Convert northwest of town on Highway 18.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

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2020 census

**Pachuta racial composition**<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
(NH = Non-Hispanic)Template:Efn
Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	120	57.97%
Black or African American (NH)	76	36.71%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	1	0.48%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	7	3.38%
Hispanic or Latino	3	1.45%
Total	207

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 207 people, 78 households, and 43 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 245 people, 106 households, and 71 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 126 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 66.12% White, 33.06% African American, 0.82% from other races.

There were 106 households, out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 71.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,938, and the median income for a family was $35,313. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,181. About 20.0% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.0% of those 65 or over.