| Verona | |
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| City | |
| City of Verona | |
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Location within Lee county and the State of Mississippi |
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| Location within the contiguous United States of America | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′18″N 88°43′5″W / 34.18833°N 88.71806°WCoordinates: 34°11′18″N 88°43′5″W / 34.18833°N 88.71806°W | |
| Country | |
| State |
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| County | Lee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,006 |
| • Density | 790/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38879 |
| Area code(s) | 662 |
| FIPS code | 28-76560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0679211 |
Verona is a city in Lee County, Mississippi. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 Census.
Verona is located at 34°11′18″N 88°43′5″W / 34.18833°N 88.71806°W (34.188350, -88.718083).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.80%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,334 people, 1,276 households, and 831 families residing in the city. The population density was 891.4 people per square mile (344.2/km²). There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 393.6 per square mile (152.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 38.78% White, 57.68% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.22% of the population.
There were 1,276 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.22.