Latimer is a

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(CDP) in Jackson County,

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, United States. It is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,079 at the 2010 census, up from 4,288 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Latimer is in western Jackson County, bordered to the west by D'Iberville in Harrison County and to the south by St. Martin.

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forms the southern boundary of the community, with access from Exit 50. Latimer is north of

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and northwest of

, the Jackson

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. The northern, less-populated half of the Latimer CDP lies within

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.01%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,720 people, 2,561 households, and 1,798 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 4,288 people, 1,468 households, and 1,174 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,538 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.47%

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, 2.12%

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, 0.61% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.05%

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, 0.30% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 1,468 households, out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were

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living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,146, and the median income for a family was $47,215. Males had a median income of $29,492 versus $22,164 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,551. About 5.6% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Latimer is served by the Jackson County School District.
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Elementary schools

* St. Martin North Elementary * St. Martin East Elementary * St. Martin Upper Elementary

Middle school

* St. Martin Middle School

High school

* St. Martin High School

References

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