Morgan City, Mississippi

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• Two District 5 races on ballot
  

  All the local action in Leflore County on Election Day will take place in District 5, which has contested races for school board and election commission seats.

• Husband of ex-lawmaker gets 30 days
  

  A federal judge in Lafayette has sentenced the husband of a former state representative to 30 days in jail for harboring illegal immigrants.

• Money shifted to county road fund
  

  Because of overspending on roads this year, the Leflore County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to shift extra money to the road fund to start next year.

• Louisiana coast probable target
  

  If Hurricane Gustav holds to its Saturday track and does not wobble to the north or northeast again, it would impact Jones County with heavy rains Monday evening and Tuesday, with 4-8 inches of rain possible ...

• Gutsy Gustav gathering gusto
  

  Preparations began locally this morning for what could be the first major hurricane to threaten the central Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina, three years ago Friday.

• Community health center group to hold public hearings
  

  A local group trying to bring a community health center to Leflore County is holding meetings this week to find out what the public wants.

• Ex-legislator's husband pleads guilty
  

  An Amelia businessman who is the husband of a former state representative has pleaded guilty in federal court to harboring illegal aliens.

• Police: Teen suspected of murder was on spree
  

  By NATHANIEL JONES A Mississippi teenager facing charges in the January slaying of a newspaper carrier was involved in a crime spree three days earlier that included the armed robbery of an elderly woman who ...

City Description

Morgan City is a town in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 305 at the 2000 census. Morgan City is located at 33°22′47″N 90°20′59″W / 33.37972, -90.34972 (33.379637, -90.349713). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 305 people, 98 households, and 77 families residing in the town. The population density was 530.7 people per square mile (206.6/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 175.7/sq mi (68.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 16.39% White, 83.28% African American and 0.33% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population. There were 98 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.7% were married couples living together, 40.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.56. In the town the population was spread out with 36.1%

City Contained By:

• United States
• Mississippi
• Leflore County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 1.5539928662 km squared

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