Georgetown is a town in

Copiah County, Mississippi Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,368. The county seat is Hazlehurst. With an eastern border formed by the Pearl River, Copiah County is part of the Jackson, MS Me ...

, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. With its eastern border formed by the

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, it is part of the

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. Two sites near Georgetown are listed on the

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: the Highway 28 bridge over the

, about a mile east of Georgetown, and the Alford-Little House, off Highway 27 south of town.

Geography

Georgetown is located in eastern Copiah County at .

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leads west to Hazlehurst, the

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, and east to

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crosses Highway 28 on the northern edge of town and leads northwest to Crystal Springs and south to

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. According to the

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, Georgetown has a total area of , of which , or 1.23%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 344 people, 135 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The

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was 513.2 people per square mile (198.2/km²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 226.8 per square mile (87.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.02%

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, 29.94%

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, 0.87% from

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, and 1.16% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.74% of the population. There were 135 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were

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living together, 19.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,781, and the median income for a family was $31,000. Males had a median income of $28,958 versus $20,313 for females. The

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for the town was $17,919. About 19.3% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the

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, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 31.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Georgetown is served by the Copiah County School District. The Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library operates a branch in Georgetown.

Notable people

Dick Bass Richard Lee Bass (March 15, 1937 – February 1, 2006) was an American football running back from who played for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1960 to 1969. Early life and education Born in Georgetown, Mississ ...

, former American football running back who played for the

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from 1960 to 1969 *

David Catchings Dickson David Catchings Dickson (February 25, 1818 – June 5, 1880) was an American politician and physician in early Texas who served as the ninth Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He was als ...

, former

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and fourth

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* Troy H. Middleton, U.S. Army

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and former president of

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References

External links

City-Data.com: Georgetown, Mississippi

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