Kosciusko, Mississippi Kosciusko, Mississippi Location of Kosciusko, Mississippi Location of Kosciusko, Mississippi Kosciusko / k si sko / is a town/city in Attala County, Mississippi, United States.
Kosciusko is positioned on the Natchez Trace Parkway, northeast of Jackson.
And Polish general Tadeusz Kosciuszko, who assisted United States military accomplishments amid the American Revolution. However, the Anglicized name of the town/city omits the "z".
Kosciusko was originally titled Red Bud Springs for one of three natural springs that were present in the city.
Kosciusko is positioned at 33 3 29 N 89 35 18 W (33.058108, -89.588301), along the Yockanookany River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.6 square miles (20 km2), of which 7.5 square miles (19 km2) is territory and 0.13% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,372 citizens , 2,885 homeholds, and 1,906 families residing in the city.
There were 2,885 homeholds out of which 31.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $21,737, and the median income for a family was $29,000.
About 20.9% of families and 24.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.
The town/city of Kosciusko is served by the Kosciusko School District.
As of April 2009, Kosciusko is featured as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail. Oprah Winfrey, tv host/personality, who lived in Kosciusko up to age six According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Kosciusko has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kosciusko city, Mississippi".
The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
(January 23, 2009) Kosciusko to be featured on Blues Trail.
Topher Payne - Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Center.
"Kosciusko, Mississippi Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
City of Kosciusko official website Municipalities and communities of Attala County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Kosciusko
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