Moorhead, Mississippi

Moorhead, Mississippi
City
Entrance sign
Location of Moorhead, Mississippi
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Sunflower
Area
• Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Land	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	115 ft (35 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,573
• Density	1,988.9/sq mi (767.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38761
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-48760
GNIS feature ID	0673795

Moorhead is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,573.

Geography

Moorhead is located at 33°26′57″N 90°30′17″W (33.449119, -90.504827)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) is land and 0.77% is water.

Moorhead is along U.S. Route 82, east of Indianola. Moorhead is located at the intersection of the Southern and Yazoo Delta railroads. This is the origin of the legendary blues crossroads phrase "where the Southern cross the Dog".

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,573 people, 688 households, and 520 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,988.9 people per square mile (770.1/km²). There were 720 housing units at an average density of 556.6 per square mile (215.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 20.44% White, 78.97% African American, 0.19% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 8,391 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 34.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.67.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 26.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,401, and the median income for a family was $23,000. Males had a median income of $26,538 versus $17,697 for females. The per capita income for the city was $8,631. About 32.4% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.3% of those under age 18 and 33.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Moorhead is served by the Sunflower County School District. Schools serving Moorehead and in Moorhead include James Rosser Elementary School and Moorhead Middle School. Gentry High School in Indianola is the district's sole high school.

Moorhead is home to Mississippi Delta Community College.

Moorhead is where "The Southern crosses the Dog" a fabled location in Delta Blues music. The two railroads that crossed in Moorhead were the Southern in Mississippi(SRinM) which became the Columbus and Greenville and east-west line and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley (Y&MV) know as the "Yellow Dog" for laying track across the SRinM without permission. The level junction or diamond is still preserved as an historic site though the north-south line is abandoned.

Notable residents/natives

• Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi
• Johnny Russell, country musician