Beauregard is a village in Copiah County,

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, United States. The population was 326 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. Beauregard is named for P. G. T. Beauregard.

Geography

Beauregard is located in southern Copiah County at (31.721549, -90.388096). It is bordered to the south by the town of Wesson.

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passes along the western edge of the village, leading north to Hazlehurst, the

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, and south to Brookhaven. Exit 51 on

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is west of the village center on Sylvarena Road. According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which , or 0.82%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 265 people, 91 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 94 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 46.42%

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and 53.58%

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. There were 91 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were

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living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.46. In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $25,750, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $14,063 for females. The

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for the village was $11,671. About 15.5% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the

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, including 15.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.

Education

Beauregard is served by the Copiah County School District.

Notable person

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guitarist, who is now known to have been musician

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's main guitar teacher

References

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