Oakland, Mississippi

Oakland, Mississippi
Town
Location of Oakland, Mississippi Location of Oakland, Mississippi
Oakland, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Yalobusha
Area
• Total	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Land	1.4 sq mi (3.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	351 ft (107 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	527
• Density	380/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38948
Area code(s)	662
FIPS code	28-53200
GNIS feature ID	0675114

Oakland is a town in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 527 at the time of the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	288		—
1890	327		13.5%
1900	209		−36.1%
1910	351		67.9%
1920	429		22.2%
1930	428		−0.2%
1940	516		20.6%
1950	551		6.8%
1960	488		−11.4%
1970	493		1.0%
1980	540		9.5%
1990	553		2.4%
2000	586		6.0%
2010	527		−10.1%
Est. 2014	508		−3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 586 people, 222 households, and 132 families residing in the town. The population density was 409.3 people per square mile (158.2/km²). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 166.2 per square mile (64.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 23.72% White, 75.94% African American, 0.17% Native American, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 222 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.57.

In the town, the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,431, and the median income for a family was $19,286. Males had a median income of $27,222 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,898. About 49.2% of families and 53.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.5% of those under age 18 and 58.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The Town of Oakland is served by the Coffeeville School District.

Notable person

• Dunbar Rowland, attorney, archivist, and historian.