Pope is a village in

Panola County, Mississippi Panola County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,208. Its county seats are Sardis, Mississippi, Sardis and Batesville, Mississipp ...

, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 241 people, 88 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 96 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 83.82%

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, 14.52%

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, and 1.66% from two or more races. There were 88 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were

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living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.09. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,125, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $13,543. About 11.5% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.5% of those 65 or over.

Education

The Village of Pope is served by the

South Panola School District The South Panola School District is a public school district based in Batesville, Mississippi, Batesville, Mississippi, United States, US. In addition to Batesville, the district also serves the village of Pope, Mississippi, Pope, the town of ...

. Residents are zoned to Pope Elementary/Junior High School in Pope and

South Panola High School The South Panola School District is a public school district based in Batesville, Mississippi, US. In addition to Batesville, the district also serves the village of Pope, the town of Courtland, and the Panola County portion of Crowder as ...

in Batesville. Pope Elementary School does not offer pre-k classes, but students from Pope may attend pre-k classes offered by South Panola School District in Batesville.

Notable people

* Dennis Baker, Mississippi legislator and judge *

Cliff Finch Charles Clifton Finch (April 4, 1927 – April 22, 1986) was an American politician who served as the 57th governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. Early life Finch was born on April 4, 1927 in the village of Pope in Panola County, Missis ...

governor of Mississippi The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Mississippi National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either appro ...

from 1976 to 1980 *

Charles "Bobo" Shaw Charles Wesley "Bobo" Shaw (September 5, 1947 – January 16, 2017) was an American free jazz drummer, known as a prominent member of the Human Arts Ensemble and Black Artists Group. He was born in Pope, Mississippi, United States. Charles "Bobo ...

, jazz drummer

References

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