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

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was 260.3 people per square mile (101.4/km²). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 121.9 per square mile (47.5/km²). 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.

Education

The Village of Eden is served by the

Yazoo County School District The Yazoo County School District (YCSD) is a public school district headquartered in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi ( USA), near Yazoo City. The district serves areas of Yazoo County not in the Yazoo City city limits; its area include ...

. Residents are zoned to Yazoo County Middle School and

Yazoo County High School Yazoo County High School (YCHS) is a public high school in unincorporated Yazoo County, Mississippi, near Yazoo City Yazoo City is a U.S. city in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the F ...

In popular culture

* The fictional character of Melodie St. Ann Celestine, played by actress

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in the

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fictional film ''

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'', is from Eden, Mississippi.

Notable person

James "Son" Thomas James "Son Ford" Thomas (October 14, 1926 – June 26, 1993) was an American Delta blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor from Leland, Mississippi. Biography Thomas was born in Eden, Mississippi on October 14, 1926. While working in the f ...

, blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor.

References

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