4	POPULATION—MISSISSIPPI
Table 2.—Population of Principal Cities from Earliest Census to 1930 [A minus sign <-) denotes decrease]
i Returns Incomplete; slnvo population not reported.
1 Not returned separately.
Counties. Table 3 shows the population of fbo oo „_	..	.	,	_.	.	.	,	.
1890 to 1930, together with the Ld area ofeah onnnT 'V", MlSS1Sf'5p‘ fr°m square mile in 1930. Of tliese counties 61 show Y ai'd 'tS P°Pulatl0n P°! 1930 while 21 decreased in population ’ No new on "T*? bet"'Cen 192° since 1920, and there have been no changes in county bounda^s °rgam
NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION
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Table 3.—Area and Population of Counties: 1S90 to 1930 [A minus sign (—) denotes decrease]
POPULATION
COUNTY	areain square	1930		1920	1910	1900	1S90	Per cent of increase	
	1930	Total	square mile					1920 to 1930	1910 to 1920
Mississippi..		40,302	2,000,821	43.4	1,790,018	1,707,114	1,551,270	1,289,600	12.2	-0.4
Adams	 Alcorn	 Amite		 Attala	 Benton		420 3S0 714 715 390	23,50-1 23,053 19,712 20,035 9, S13	55.3 01.3 27.0 36.4 24.8	22,1S3 21.3G9 IS, 900 24,831 9,851	25,205 18,159 22,951 28, S51 10,245	30,111 14,9S7 20,70S 20,248 10,510	2C.031 13,115 IS, 19S 22,213 10.5S5	0.2 10.7 4.0 4.8 -0.4	-12.2 17.7 -17.4 -13.9 -3.8
Bolivar	 Calhoun	 Carroll	 Chickasaw	 Choctaw		S79 579 021 501 114	71,051 1S.0S0 19,705 20,835 12,339	80.8 31.2 31.7 •11. G 29.8	57,009 10,823 20,321 22,212 12,491	4S, 905 17,720 23,139 22, SIC 11,357	35,427 10,512 22,11G 19,892 13,030	29,950 14, CSS 18,773 19.S91 10,8-17	23.2 7.5 —2.S -0.2 -1.2	17.0 -5.1 -12.2 -2.8 -13.0
Claiborne	 Clarke		 Clay	 Coahoma	 Copiah		•1S9 075 •108 530 709	12,152 19,079 17,931 •16,327 31,014	24.9 29.2 •13.9 S7 1 •11.1	13,019 17,927 17,490 41,511 2S, 072	17,403 21,030 20,203 31,217 35,914	20,7S7 17,741 19,503 20,293 31,395	14,510 15,820 18,007 IS, 342 30,233	-0.7 9.8 iT.'g 10.3	-25.2 -17.1 -13.4 21.3 -20.2
Covington >	 Dc Soto	 Forrest3	 Franklin. 		 Qeorgo3			•110 475 402 547 475	15,028 25.43S 30,115 12.208 7,523	30.7 53.0 05.2 22.4	14,869 24,359 21,23S 14,15G	10,909 23,130 20,722 15,193	13,070 24,751 *’*i3,'G7S'	8,299 24,1S3 "'16*424'	1.1 •1.4 41.8 -13.3	-12.1 5.3 -2.5 -6.8
Grccno3		 Grenada	 Hancock «		 Harrison 3	 Hinds		710 •142 409 570 85S	10,014 10.S02 11,415 41,143 85, US	15.0 35.0 24.3 99/2	10,430 13.C07 10.3S0 32,855 57,110	0,050 15,727 11,207 31,058 03,720	0,795 14,112 11,SS0 21,002 52,577	3,000 14,074 S.31S 12,481 39,279	2.1 23.5 10.0 31.4 49.0	72.4 -13.5 -7.4 -5.2 -10.4
Holmes 8	 Humphreys8		751 403	3S, 531 21,729	51.3 00. G	34,513 19,192	39, OSS	3C.S2S	30,970	11.7	-11.7
Issaquena	 Itawamba	 Jackson 3		•100 529 710	5,731 13,225 15,973	14.1 34.5 22.5	7, CIS 15,017 19,20S	10,500 14,520 15,451	10,400 13,514 10,513	12.31S 11,70S 11,251	-24.7 10.5 —1C. S	-27.9 7.7 21.3
Jasper	 JctTcrson			 JclTcrson Davis 1		007 507 40t	18,034 14,291 14,2Sl	27.9 28.2 35.3	18,508 15,940 12,755-	1S.49S IS, 221	15,391 21,292	14,785 IS, 9-17	0.7 -10.4	0.1 -12.5
Jones			41,492	59.0	32,919	29.SS5				
	7o2			19,019	20,348	20,492	17,901	11.5	-3.0
Lafayotto		004	19,978	30.1	19,243		22,110			r .
									
Lauder cl alo		700	52,748	75.4	•15,897	•10,919				o' n
				12,003	13,0S0				
			37.9	10,973	18,29S	17,300	14.S03	28.5	-7.2
Leflore		413	35.313	7S.8	29, CIS	2S.S9-I				2_5
	573		93.5	37,250	30,290				
			45. G	24,052					
Lowndes				29.9S7	CO. 1	27, 032	30. 703				
Madison		725	35,790	49.4	29,292	33,505	32,493	27,321	22.2	-12.0
Marion 8		535	19,923	37.2	17,144	15.599				tU)
Marshall...			24,809	30.1	20,105	20. 79G				
Monroe		770	30,141	•10.9	32,013					
Montgomery			15,009	37.7	13. S05	17,700				
Neshoba			20,091	47.0	19,303	17,SS0	12,720	11,140	38.3	7.4
Newton		503	22,910	40.3	20.727	23,0S5				
Noxubee-			25,SCO	37.5	23,710	23.503				
Okttbheha		•157	19,119	41. S	10.S72	19,070	20,1S3			
Pnuola			28,018	41.2	27,845	31,274				
Pearl Itivor 9			19,405	24.3	15,408	10,593	0,097	2,957	25.5	40.6
Footnotes at end of tablo.
IVrnFASF	I	INCREASE
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CITS’ AND CENSUS ' Popula*	CENSUS	CITS’AND CENSUS PopuIa-|	CENSUS
YEAR	j	tion _____---------------  !	ybA	I
Number j Percent	!	Number	Percent
Bil°R'30............... 14,850	3,013	j	35.8	|930............... 13,282	25,405	HI.#
1020............... 10,937	2,888	35.9	1920................ 22817	1,555	7.3
1910................ 8,019	2,5S2 !	47.2	910............... 21,20.	13,440	1,2.0
1900................ 5,407	2 233 i	09.0	1900................. 7,8m	1,890	32 0
1S90................ 3,234	1,091	i	110.0	1890................ u,920	(10	13.8
18R0	1 MO JiSfl	61.4	1SS0............... 5,20-1	9/0	22.9
870................... 954	!.................  187ft.............. 4.231	1,043	32.7
.............................  j	  3,191	1,310	C9.0
Clarksdalo:	I	!	18.10......... 1 1,8SI .......................---
1930............ 10, CM3	2.491 I 33.0 Iaurel.
1920............... 7,5.12	3.473	1	85.1 j* 193b............. IS. 017	4.9S0	33.2
1910...............  4,0/9	2,30»» ;	130.1;	]Q20	.	13,037	4,572	54 0
JB..............	1.773	992;	i27.o	imo;;;;;;;::::	mgs	5:2:2	m.i
1800...........|	*S1	   1900.............. 3,193	..................
Columbus:	I	McComb:
1930...........|	10,743	242	2.3	1	1930............... 10,057	2,232	29.4
1920...........1	10,501	1,513	1C.S	1920................ 7,775	1,533	24.7
1910............ 8,038	2,501	33. C	1910................ 0,237	1,790	40.3
1900...........|	ft, 434	1,925	42.2	1900................ 4,147	2.06-1	SO. 0
1S90............... 4,5.19	GOl	15.3	1890................ 2.3S3	401	20.2
18S0............... 3,9.15	—857	-17. S	1SS0  1,982	.................
IIS............!	«•«?	>•“}	£5	Meridian:
rS.............(	007	2C’7	1930............... 31,954	8,555	30.0
1 M............I	2,011	  ,	1920............... 23,399	114	0.5
Greenville:	'£2............... 23.235	9-235	<>5.7
1930............ 14, S07	3,217	23.1	25.......................................... 222
1920...........1	II, MO	1,950 20.3 80°. f’510
1910...........1	9.010	1,903	25.8	if™................. £<*5	1,209	1S’°
1900...........:	7,0-12	981	14	8	ls,°.......... 2, (09 ..........................
1S90................ 0,058	4,407	203.9	Natchez:
18S0................ 2.191	1,301	1-16.2	1930............... 13,422	814	0.5
1870.................. 890	  1920......... 12, COS	817	0.9
,,	.	1910............... 11.791	-419	-3.4
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2 f HIS::::::::::: 2:21 i?:i
IISS................ 3’°7°	’’°71	1828	,sc0................ 0,012	2,178	40.1
IS................... ],?2	717	2125	MO........... 4 434 ...........................
I6NJ.................. 30S	  1810......... (J)
r,llfnnrt.	JgO..........I	2.789	 CO.i...........27.*7
Gulfport.-	1820.......... 2.18-1	673	44.5
930................ 12,547	4,390	53.8	1810............. 1 Ml	.
1020................ 8,157	1,771	27 7	nut	—	.....................
1910................ 0.3SG	5,320	50"* \	7lclfn^rl:
1900................ 1,000	....	“)"5	™............... 22,9-13	4,871	27.0
................... 920............... 18,072	-2,742	-13.2
Hattiesburg:	  20,814	5,980	40.3
1030............... IS.C01	5.331	40 2	mo................. “’J21	M#1	|°’°
1920............ 13 270	1 537	13 1	IS................ 13,372	1.550	13.2
1910............ 11 733	7 5W	18lJ	S2................. H.S14	-629	-5.1
1900 ............... 4,175	3 0I»	256 2	IIS................. 12«3	7,832	171,’°
1800................ 1.172	...	800................ 4,591	913	24.S
........	  |	18OT................ 3,078	..................