Eden is a village in Yazoo County,

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. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 133.

Geography

According to the

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

History

In 1888, Frank Guise, an African-American man was shot and killed for allegedly insulting a white person.

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

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of 2000, there were 126 people, 47 households, and 33 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 59 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 57.94%

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and 42.06%

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. There were 47 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were

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living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.26. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,286, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $40,625 versus $11,750 for females. The

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for the village was $16,675. There were 30.6% of families and 35.7% of the population living below the

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, including 44.4% of under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.

Transportation

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’s '' City of New Orleans'', which operates between

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and

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, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Yazoo City, to the south.

Education

The Village of Eden is served by the Yazoo County School District. Residents are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and Yazoo County High School.

Public Safety

The village and surrounding areas near the Village are covered under the Eden Volunteer Fire Department. The department is composed of a Fire Chief and approximately 15 volunteer firefighters. The department's apparatus equipment is composed of an Engine truck, a brush truck and a tanker truck. The village also receives mutual aid from District 3 Volunteer Fire Department, just outside Yazoo City. The Volunteer Fire Department also provides emergency medical care as a first responder unit along with Pafford Ambulance, a contracted EMS provider for the county. Law Enforcement is provided by the Yazoo County Sheriffs Office.

Notable person

* James "Son" Thomas, blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor.

References

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