Mississippi
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, United States. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 639.
History
The population in 1900 was 227. The Bank of Kilmichael was established in 1904.
In 2001, the all-white board of aldermen cancelled town elections after citing a need for more time to implement election changes. Allegedly, the elections were delayed in order to avoid electing black politicians. The
Justice Department
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intervened under the
Voting Rights Act
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and forced a special election, in which Kilmichael elected its first black mayor and three black aldermen.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.36% is water.
Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
2000 Census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 830 people, 314 households, and 233 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 53.37%
African American
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, 46.27%
White
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Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.96% of the population.
There were 314 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were
married couples
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living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,712, and the median income for a family was $30,909. Males had a median income of $25,192 versus $18,281 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $12,457. About 24.8% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 34.7% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Kilmichael is served by the Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District. Two schools in Kilmichael (Montgomery County Elementary and Montgomery County High School) closed in 2018.
The Town of Kilmichael was previously served by the
Montgomery County School District
The Montgomery County School District was a public school district with its headquarters in Winona, Mississippi.Winona Separate School District consolidated into the Winona-Montgomery district. The initial plan is to have one elementary and one high school in Winona, just 11 miles west of Kilmichael.
Notable people
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Grace Hightower
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Career
As a philanthropist, Hightower launched Grace Hightower & Coffees of Rwanda in 2013 wit ...
- philanthropist, singer, actress and socialite.
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B.B. King
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- blues guitarist; reared in Kilmichael.
* Topher - rapper, songwriter and conservative commentator.