Paden is a village in

Tishomingo County Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,593. Its county seat is Iuka. History Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Ch ...

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, United States. The population was 116 at the 2010 census.

History

An early settler of the area, Thomas Paden, built his home here, which he called Castle Garden. The establishment was burned by Union troops during the

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and the area became known as Burnt Hill. When the town was incorporated its name was changed to Paden.

Geography

Paden is at (34.659613, -88.264490). The village is on the north side of

Mississippi Highway 30 Mississippi Highway 30 (MS 30) is a state highway that runs across the North Central Hills of the Appalachian Mountains in northeast Mississippi. It travels east–west for from Mississippi Highway 7, MS 7 at Oxford, Mississippi to the Natche ...

northwest of Tishomingo. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway passes just west of Paden. The Paden Overlook Area, a park along the waterway, lies to the southwest. According to the

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

Lakes, rivers, and streams

Bay Springs Lake Bay Springs Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is impounded by the Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam. The lake is approximately nine miles long, between waterway mile markers 412 at the dam, a ...

*Black Branch *Panther Creek *Pollard Mill Branch * Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 106 people, 49 households, and 29 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 65 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.00%

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. There were 49 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 36.8% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,333, and the median income for a family was $43,000. Males had a median income of $28,333 versus $16,750 for females. The

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for the village was $17,861. There were 5.3% of families and 4.4% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

The Village of Paden is served by the

Tishomingo County School District The Tishomingo County School District is a public school district based in Iuka, Mississippi (USA). The district serves most of Tishomingo County. Schools *Tishomingo County High School *Iuka Middle School *Burnsville Elementary/Middle School *I ...

Transportation

Highways

- east–west corridor that connects Paden to Booneville to the west, and the

Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national parkway in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 444 miles (715 ...

to the east

Railroads

Redmont Railway The Redmont Railway operated a segment of railroad that was leased from the Mississippi-Alabama Railroad Authority and operated by Sunshine Mills. The line runs between Corinth, Mississippi, and Red Bay, Alabama. Primary products hauled includ ...

Industry

The main manufacturing plant fo
Domes International, Inc.
a company that designs and manufactures

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-shaped

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products, is in Paden.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Villages in Tishomingo County, Mississippi Villages in Mississippi