West Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location of West Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 31°19′16″N 89°22′3″W / 31.32111°N 89.36750°WCoordinates: 31°19′16″N 89°22′3″W / 31.32111°N 89.36750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Lamar |
Area | |
• Total | 7.2 sq mi (18.6 km2) |
• Land | 7.1 sq mi (18.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 6,305 |
• Density | 892.0/sq mi (344.4/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
FIPS code | 28-78890 |
GNIS feature ID | 2403004 |
West Hattiesburg is a census-designated place west of the city of Hattiesburg and east of the community of Oak Grove. It is part of the Hattiesburg metropolitan area. It had a decline in population from 6,305 at the 2000 census to 5,909 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km2), of which, 7.1 square miles (18 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) is water. The total area is 1.39% water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,305 people, 4,464 households, and 2,601 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 892.0 people per square mile (377.3/km²). There were 2,633 housing units at an average density of 372.5/sq mi (143.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.88% White, 22.11% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.63% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 2,464 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.