Fulton, Mississippi Fulton, Mississippi Location of Fulton, Mississippi Location of Fulton, Mississippi Fulton, Mississippi is positioned in the US Fulton, Mississippi - Fulton, Mississippi Location in the United States State Mississippi Fulton is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Itawamba County, Mississippi. The populace was 3,882 at the 2000 census.
Fulton is positioned at 34 15 58 N 88 24 5 W (34.266110, -88.401358). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.9 square miles (23 km2), of which 8.6 square miles (22 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (2.60%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,882 citizens , 1,357 homeholds, and 891 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 450.3 citizens per square mile (173.9/km ).
There were 1,357 homeholds out of which 26.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families.
31.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,449, and the median income for a family was $42,287.
About 9.7% of families and 16.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Fulton is served by the Itawamba County School District.
Main article: 2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy On April 3, 2010, school officials canceled the small-town prom in response to a court order requiring them to let a small-town student attend with her same-sex date.
In response to the canceled prom, small-town citizens decided to hold two private proms outside the school system's jurisdiction one that was announced publicly, and one secret private prom .
The girl and her same-sex date were directed to attend the publicly announced event, attended by only a handful of students, freshwater the secret private prom that most students attended .
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Municipalities and communities of Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Fulton
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