Maben is a town in

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and

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counties,

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. The population was 871 at the 2010 census. Pioneer aviator, Charles Lindbergh spent two weeks in Maben making repairs to his Jenny airplane and taking locals up for rides at five dollars each during May 1923. Reference: "We" by Charles Lindbergh, G.P. Putnam's and Sons, 1927, pp. 53–62

Geography

Maben is located at (33.556772, -89.083647). Most of the town is in

Oktibbeha County Oktibbeha County is a county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census the population was 51,788. The county seat is Starkville. The county's name is derived from a local Native American word meanin ...

, with a portion on the west side in adjacent Webster County In the 2000 census, 542 of the town's 803 residents (67.5%) lived in Oktibbeha County and 261 (32.5%) in Webster County. According to the

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, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 771 people, 258 households, and 149 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 803 people, 306 households, and 211 families residing in the town. The

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was 412.4 people per square mile (159.0/km²). There were 328 housing units at an average density of 168.4 per square mile (64.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 41.22%

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, 57.91%

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, 0.12% Native American, 0.25%

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, 0.25% from

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, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.25% of the population. There were 306 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were

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living together, 35.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 63.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $19,632, and the median income for a family was $18,000. Males had a median income of $22,125 versus $16,375 for females. The

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for the town was $10,823. About 40.3% of families and 42.0% of the population were below the

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, including 54.9% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Maben is served by the

Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District (SOCSD), formerly Starkville Public School District, is a public school district in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, headquartered in Starkville. The district serves all children within the coun ...

, although the small portion of the town that is located in Webster County is served by the Webster County School District. All Oktibbeha County residents are zoned to Armstrong Middle School and

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in Starkville.The Plan for Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
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. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 3, 2017. The community was previously served by Oktibbeha County Schools, which had been taken over by the state on two occasions. In 2013 the state legislature passed a law forcing Starkville City School district to take over Oktibbeha County Schools. In 2015 the

West Oktibbeha County High School West Oktibbeha County High School (WOCHS) was a public secondary school located in Maben, Mississippi.Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library System which operates the Maben Public Library.

Notable people

Johnthan Banks Johnthan Shuntay Banks (born October 3, 1989) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Mississippi State Bulldogs football, Mississippi State, where he received All-America honors. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay ...

, who played 5 years as an NFL defensive back with the

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and other teams. * Donald Lee, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, was born in Maben and attended West Oktibbeha High School in Maben. *

Amy Tuck Amy Tuck (born July 8, 1963) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was previously a member of t ...

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2000–2008.

References

{{authority control Towns in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Towns in Webster County, Mississippi Towns in Mississippi