Hernando, Mississippi
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Hernando is a city in central DeSoto County, Mississippi
. The population was 6,812 at the 2000 census. The 2006 census estimate reflects a population of 10,580. Hernando is the county seat
of DeSoto County, the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area
. US Hwy 51 and the I-55
freeway traverse the entire city from north to south. Hernando's historic downtown square, which surrounds the county courthouse, sits at the intersection of Commerce St. and US-51.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.5 km²), of which 11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²) is land, and 0.1 sq mi (0.258998811 km²) (0.62%) is water.
of 2000, there were 6,812 people, 2,482 households, and 1,809 families residing in the city. The population density
was 603.0 people per square mile (232.8/km²). There were 2,720 housing units at an average density of 240.8 per square mile (92.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.35% White, 21.48% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.78% from other races
, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.
There were 2,482 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples
living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,217, and the median income for a family was $51,155. Males had a median income of $39,706 versus $25,685 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $20,731. About 6.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
DeSoto County, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2005 estimate, there were 137,004 people, 38,792 households, and 30,102 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 40,795 housing units at an average density of 85 per square mile...
. The population was 6,812 at the 2000 census. The 2006 census estimate reflects a population of 10,580. Hernando is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of DeSoto County, the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area
Memphis Metropolitan Area
The Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR , more commonly known as The Mid-South, is the 41st largest among similarly designated areas in the United States. The metropolitan area covers eight counties in three states – Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas...
. US Hwy 51 and the I-55
Interstate 55
Interstate 55 is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Its odd number indicates that it is a north–south Interstate Highway. I-55 goes from LaPlace, Louisiana at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41 , at McCormick Place. A common nickname for the highway is "double...
freeway traverse the entire city from north to south. Hernando's historic downtown square, which surrounds the county courthouse, sits at the intersection of Commerce St. and US-51.
Geography
Hernando is located at 34.830764°N 89.993614°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 11.4 square miles (29.5 km²), of which 11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²) is land, and 0.1 sq mi (0.258998811 km²) (0.62%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 6,812 people, 2,482 households, and 1,809 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 603.0 people per square mile (232.8/km²). There were 2,720 housing units at an average density of 240.8 per square mile (92.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.35% White, 21.48% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.78% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.
There were 2,482 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,217, and the median income for a family was $51,155. Males had a median income of $39,706 versus $25,685 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $20,731. About 6.5% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
- Frank Stokes, blues musician
- Robert WilkinsRobert WilkinsRobert Timothy Wilkins was an American country blues guitarist and vocalist, of African American and Cherokee descent....
, blues musician - Garfield AkersGarfield AkersGarfield Akers was a blues singer and guitarist. He sometimes performed under the pseudonym "Garfield Partee."...
, blues musician - Jim JacksonJim Jackson (musician)Jim Jackson was an African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later artists.-Career:...
, blues musician - Matt Harris, electronic-rock musician
- North Mississippi AllstarsNorth Mississippi AllstarsNorth Mississippi Allstars is a Southern rock/blues jam band from Hernando, Mississippi, founded in 1996. The band is composed of brothers Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson , and Chris Chew...
, blues-rock band - Garrison StarrGarrison StarrGarrison Starr is a singer-songwriter who originally hails from Hernando, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. As a solo artist, she has recorded seven full-length albums, as well as two EPs and one live album...
, singer/songwriter - George "Wild Child" ButlerGeorge "Wild Child" ButlerGeorge "Wild Child" Butler was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and vocalist.Butler was born in Hernando, Mississippi, or Autuagaville, Alabama, United States, and began playing blues music in bands from the late 1950s, but it was not until 1966 that he began to receive notice, after...
, blues musician - Marshall GrantMarshall GrantMarshall Garnett Grant was the upright bassist and electric bassist of singer Johnny Cash's original backing duo, the Tennessee Two, in which Grant and electric guitarist Luther Perkins played. The group became known as The Tennessee Three in 1960, with the addition of drummer W. S. Holland...
, Johnny Cash's former bass player - Gerald ChathamGerald ChathamGerald Weissinger Chatham was an American lawyer best known for acting as lead prosecutor in the infamous Emmett Till case in 1955.-Biography:...
, Lead prosecutor, as district attorney, in Emmett Till case - Edward Eugene HarperEdward Eugene HarperEdward Eugene Harper is an American former fugitive who was wanted for sex crimes against children. Harper was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on November 29, 2008...
, wanted by the FBI and on the Most Wanted List - Rodney Perryman, 22 year veteran of the United States Navy
- Kevin DockeryKevin DockeryKevin Dockery is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Mississippi State....
, cornerback for the Saint Louis Rams - Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
, rock n roll singer - Paul BurlisonPaul BurlisonPaul Burlison was an American pioneer rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, where he was exposed to music at an early age. After a stint in the United States Military, Burlison teamed up with Johnny and Dorsey Burnette...
, Father of the fuzz guitar sound [rock a billy] Rock n Roll Trio - Chrystal Cole Bridges, Tuskegee's first female pilot since 1941
External links
- Desoto County Museum, DeSoto County Museum in Hernando
- Desoto County Information, DeSoto County Information