Hernando, Mississippi

Hernando is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 6,812 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of De Soto County^GR6.

Geography

Hernando is located at 34¡Æ49¡Ç51¡ÈN, 89¡Æ59¡Ç37¡ÈW (34.830764, -89.993614)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.4 km©÷ (11.4 mi©÷). 29.3 km©÷ (11.3 mi©÷) of it is land and 0.2 km©÷ (0.1 mi©÷) of it (0.62%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,812 people, 2,482 households, and 1,809 families residing in the city. The population density was 232.8/km©÷ (603.0/mi©÷). There were 2,720 housing units at an average density of 92.9/km©÷ (240.8/mi©÷). The racial makeup of the city was 76.35% White, 21.48% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.

There were 2,482 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,217, and the median income for a family was $51,155. Males had a median income of $39,706 versus $25,685 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,731. About 6.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

Famous residents

• Frank Stokes, blues musician
• North Mississippi Allstars, blues-rock band

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