Southaven, Mississippi
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Southaven, a city located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 28,977.
In recent years, Southaven has experienced almost explosive growth. As well as seeing a major influx of middle income familes, Southaven has become a major retail hub. Several big box retailers, auto dealers, and specialty stores have made Southaven home. The city also hosts the DeSoto Civic Center, a large venue for sporting a musical events, and one of Mississippi's largest hospitals, Baptist Memorial Hospital - DeSoto ("Baptist DeSoto"), which is in the final stages of building a ten-story hospital tower.
Southaven hosts an Af2 arena football team, the Memphis Xplorers, and the minor league hockey team, the Memphis RiverKings.
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Geography
Southaven is located at 34°58'0" North, 89°59'14" West (34.966729, -89.987298)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 88.0 km² (34.0 mi²). 87.5 km² (33.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.52% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 28,977 people, 11,007 households, and 8,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 331.2/km² (857.9/mi²). There were 11,462 housing units at an average density of 131.0/km² (339.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.33% White, 6.65% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.13% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 11,007 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% 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 3.04.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,691, and the median income for a family was $52,333. Males had a median income of $36,671 versus $26,557 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,759. 6.7% of the population and 5.3% of families were below the poverty line. 8.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Other facts
- Southaven was the boyhood home of noted novelist John Grisham who also practiced law there for almost a decade.
- While its name would indicate otherwise, the city of Southaven is actually in the far north of the state. The name today seemingly plays more heavily into its location immediately south of Memphis, Tennessee.
