Richland, Mississippi

Richland, Mississippi
City
City of Richland
Richland Water Tower reads "City of Richland, Home of the Rangers"
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Website	richlandms.org

Richland is a city in

, and is located southeast of the state capital.

Geography

Richland is located at 32°13′47″N 90°9′35″W / 32.22972°N 90.15972°W / 32.22972; -90.15972 (32.229844, -90.159724).^[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.2 square miles (32 km²), of which 12.2 square miles (32 km²) is land and 0.04-square-mile (0.10 km²) (0.16%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	3,955		—
1990	4,014		1.5%
2000	6,027		50.1%
2010	6,912		14.7%
2020	7,137		3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census

Richland racial composition^[6]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	4,776	66.92%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,419	19.88%
Native American	3	0.04%
Asian	163	2.28%
Pacific Islander	3	0.04%
Other/Mixed	176	2.47%
Latino	597	8.36%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,137 people, 2,645 households, and 1,888 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 2,303 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,996, and the median income for a family was $44,800. Males had a median income of $32,377 versus $22,700 for females. The

, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The Mayor of Richland is former alderman Pat Sullivan, who is serving his first term.

Education

The three public schools in Richland are operated by the Rankin County School District.

See also

• List of municipalities in Mississippi
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Rankin County, Mississippi

References

External links

Government

• Official website

General information

• Geographic data related to Richland, Mississippi at OpenStreetMap
• Rankin County School District at Blackboard, Inc.
• Richland Public Library at Central Mississippi Regional Library System (cmrls.lib.ms.us)