Saltillo is a city in Lee County,

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, United States. It is located in the northern part of the Tupelo micropolitan area. Founded in 1849, the population was 4,922 at the 2020 Census.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.23%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,922 people, 1,839 households, and 1,151 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,393 people, 1,361 households, and 974 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,453 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.93%

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, 4.69%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.03%

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, 0.09% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 1,361 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,912, and the median income for a family was $44,018. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $23,542 for females. The

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for the town was $16,177. About 8.5% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of Saltillo is served by the Lee County School District while a portion is in the Tupelo School District. The former operates Saltillo High School. The sole high school of the latter is Tupelo High School.

Notable people

* Andy Dillard, American baseball player * Steve Dillard (born 1951), American baseball player * Tim Dillard (born 1983), American baseball player * James Gilreath (1936–2003), American musician * Kathryn Kelly, convicted bootlegger. Fourth wife of Machine Gun Kelly. *

Trent Kelly John Trent Kelly (born March 1, 1966) is an American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Army general officer from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, Kelly is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from . Early life and career Jo ...

, member of the

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from

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* Merle Taylor (1927–1987), American musician

References

External links

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Lee-Itawamba Library System
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