Anguilla is a town in Sharkey County,

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, United States. The population was 496 at the 2020 census, down from 726 at the 2010 census.

History

The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on December 13, 2022.

Geography

Anguilla is located at (32.973889, -90.829645). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 496 people, 254 households, and 154 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 726 people, 266 households, and 191 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 301 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 77.8%

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, 21.2%

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, 0.1%

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, and 0.7% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.0% of the population. There were 266 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were

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living together, 33.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $19,712, and the median income for a family was $21,964. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $15,833 for females. The

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for the town was $10,452. About 41.0% of families and 47.5% of the population were below the

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, including 66.6% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The town of Anguilla is served by the

South Delta School District The South Delta School District (SDSD) is a public school district based in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USA. The district serves all of Sharkey County, including the towns of Rolling Fork, Anguilla, and Cary, as well as the unincorporated areas ...

Notable people

* Robert Anderson, a male singer, born in 1919. *

Antoine Cash Antoine Cash (born March 5, 1982) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Southern Miss. Early years Cash attended South Delta High Schoo ...

, a former American football linebacker, born 1982. *

Ira Lee Harge Ira Lee Harge (born March 14, 1941) is a retired American professional basketball player. Born in Anguilla, Mississippi, Harge played high school basketball in Detroit, Michigan before starring in college at the University of New Mexico. He played ...

, a retired American professional basketball player, born in 1942 *

Joyce Kennedy Joyce Kennedy (1898–1943) was a British stage and film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such ...

, a female singer, in Anguilla 1948. * Henry "Son" Sims, the

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r, who worked with

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and

Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago b ...

, was born in Anguilla in August 1890.

References

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