Pace, Mississippi

Pace, Mississippi
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Location of Pace, Mississippi
Pace, Mississippi Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°47′30″N90°51′30″W / 33.79167°N 90.85833°W / 33.79167; -90.85833
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Bolivar
Area [1]
• Total	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	141 ft (43 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	183
• Density	1,196.08/sq mi (460.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38764
Area code	662
FIPS code	28-54920
GNIS feature ID	0675367

Pace is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 183. ^[2]

The community is named after James Henry Pace, a planter and land owner in the region. ^[3]

Geography

Mississippi Highway 8 passes along the town's northern boundary.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km²), of which 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km²), or 3.73%, is water. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	349		—
1940	426		22.1%
1950	422		−0.9%
1960	420		−0.5%
1970	629		49.8%
1980	519		−17.5%
1990	354		−31.8%
2000	364		2.8%
2010	274		−24.7%
2020	183		−33.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 2010 [6] 2020 [7]

2020 census

Pace town, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010 [6]	Pop 2020 [7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	45	19	16.42%	10.38%
Black or African American alone (NH)	225	155	82.12%	84.70%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	0	0.36%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.55%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	2	6	0.73%	3.28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	2	0.36%	1.09%
Total	274	183	100.00%	100.00%

2000 Census

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 364 people, 129 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,365.3 inhabitants per square mile (913.2/km²). There were 131 housing units at an average density of 851.2 units per square mile (328.7 units/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.74% White, 82.69% African American, 1.10% Native American, 1.65% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 129 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 30.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,219, and the median income for a family was $27,857. Males had a median income of $21,042 versus $17,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,434. About 24.5% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Pace is served by the West Bolivar Consolidated School District (formerly the West Bolivar School District), ^[9] which operates West Bolivar High School.

Notable people

• Besmilr Brigham, poet and short story writer ^[10]
• Rosa Farrar Brown, educator, writer, poet, daughter of S.H. Farrar (principal of Pace Colored School, 1942–47).

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Pace town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2022.
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 96.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pace town, Mississippi". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
6. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pace town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pace town, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 2, 2017. Note that the Benoit and Shaw districts have since consolidated into West Bolivar.
10. Janet McAdams; Geary Hobson; Kathryn Walkiewicz (October 9, 2012). The People Who Stayed: Southeastern Indian Writing After Removal. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 283. ISBN   978-0-8061-8575-0.