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West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States, in the Golden Triangle region of the state. The population was 10,105 at the 2020 census.It is the county seat of Clay County [3] and the principal city of the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.
Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,636. [1] Its county seat is West Point. [2] Its name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, [3] member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.
Map of the United States with Mississippi highlighted. Mississippi is a state located in the Southern United States that is divided into 82 counties and contains 63 census-designated places (CDPs) [1] in 2018. All population data is based on the 2010 census.
As of the census [3] of 2000, there were 83,565 people, 31,001 households, and 22,290 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 52.88% White, 45.44% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.
The 27 United States statistical areas and 82 counties of the State of Mississippi [a] Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] County 2023 population (est.) [3] Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA: 687,257 Jackson, MS MSA: 610,257 Hinds County, Mississippi: 214,870
Mississippi's population has remained from 2 million people at the 1930 U.S. census, to 2.9 million at the 2020 census. [75] In contrast with Alabama to its east, and Louisiana to its west, Mississippi has been the slowest growing of the three Gulf coast states by population. [ 76 ]
The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census and 23,640 in 2010. [6] The population in 2019 was estimated to be 23,573. [7] Columbus is the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.
Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, Olive Branch, and West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district.