| 词条 | Alligator, Mississippi |
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|official_name = Alligator, Mississippi |settlement_type = Town |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = Bolivar_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Alligator_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Alligator, Mississippi |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Mississippi |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Bolivar |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = [1] |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 2.70 |area_land_km2 = 2.55 |area_water_km2 = 0.15 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.04 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.98 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.06 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 208 |population_density_km2 = 74.86 |population_density_sq_mi = 193.91 |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 48 |elevation_ft = 157 |coordinates_footnotes = [2] |coordinates = {{coord|34|5|19|N|90|43|14|W|region:US-MS|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 38720 |area_code = 662 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 28-00940 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0666222 |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = 2017 |pop_est_footnotes = [3] |population_est = 191 }}Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census.[3] In 2009, Tommie "Tomaso" Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.[4] HistoryThe town takes its name from Alligator Lake, a lake in the town which once had a large alligator population.[5] GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|2.70|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|2.55|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.15|km2|disp=flip}}, or 5.48%, is water.[3] DemographicsAs of the census of 2000,[6] there were 220 people, 77 households, and 58 families residing in the town. The population density was 223.7 people per square mile (86.7/km²). There were 81 housing units at an average density of 82.3 per square mile (31.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 20.91% White, 77.27% African American, and 1.82% from two or more races. There were 77 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 35.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27. {{US Census population|1920= 263 |1930= 278 |1940= 206 |1950= 214 |1960= 227 |1970= 280 |1980= 256 |1990= 187 |2000= 220 |2010= 208 |estyear=2017 |estimate=191 |estref=[7] |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[8] }} In the town, the population was spread out with 39.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $16,667, and the median income for a family was $17,083. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,567. About 41.5% of families and 47.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 69.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 35.3% of those sixty five or over. EducationAlligator is served by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District. It was also in the former North Bolivar School District.[9] On July 1, 2014 the North Bolivar School District consolidated with the Mound Bayou Public School District to form the North Bolivar Consolidated School District.[10] Notable people
References1. ^{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Jan 6, 2019}} {{Bolivar County, Mississippi}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2800940 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alligator town, Mississippi |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=2014-01-23}} 4. ^{{cite news |last = Harnden |first = Toby |title = Down the Mississippi: Barack Obama effect ends white rule in Deep South town |newspaper = The Telegraph |date = June 4, 2009 |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/crossingamerica/5810701/Down-the-Mississippi-delta-town-elects-first-black-mayor.html |accessdate = 2009-07-13}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Quimby|first1=Myron J.|title=Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American Place Names and Their Derivation|date=1969|publisher=A.S. Barnes and Company, Inc.|location=Cranbury, New Jersey|isbn=049806638X|page=21}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=March 24, 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=2015-06-04|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df= }} 9. ^"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st28_ms/c28011_bolivar/DC10SD_C28011_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. 10. ^"[https://mpe.org/mpe/documents/Consolidation.Final.pdf School District Consolidation in Mississippi]." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6). 2 : Towns in Bolivar County, Mississippi|Towns in Mississippi |
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