Amite County Brief in Support of and Motion to Dismiss
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FRED L. BANKS, JR. ISAAC K. BYRD, JR BOB OWENS Sy # BANKS, OWENS & BYRD » 2 Mlosreys al Soin 403 SOUTH STATE STREET POST OFFICE BOX 19 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205-0019 AREA CODE 601 352-8443 February 22,1985 RAYMOND OFFICE: 114 E. MAIN STREET RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI 39154 AREA CODE 601 353-9477 DENISE SWEET-OWENS Theodore Shaw, Esq. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. 99 Hudson Street; 16th Floor New York, New York 10013 Dear Teddy: Enclosed for your review and comments are copies of the Amite County School District's Motion To Dismiss and Brief In Support Of Motion To Dismiss. Sincerely, Fred L. Banks, J msc Encl. WM. F. GOODMAN, JR. JAMES A BECKER,JR H.H WHITWORTH P N HARKINS J JOHN G CORLEW THOMAS M. MURPHREE, JR. JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39205 JAMES L.CARROLL GEORGE R. FAIR THOMAS C. GERITY JOHN L.LOW, IY & WATKINS & EAGER } 35 TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT) / 3 800 PEOPLES BANK BUILDING bi FEB 2 1 1985 ! P. 0. BOX 650 AYR 1 FS Ne, a A x i] AE i i a 4 Ti 1 LIAM H. WATKINS 5 IA9S-1959 PAT H. EAGER, JR. 19216-1870 MICHAEL W. ULMER PAUL H. STEPHENSON TI WM. F. GOODMAN TI CLIFFORD B. AMMONS JAMIE G. HOUSTON, XI FRANK J HAMMOND, IL RICHARD T. LAWRENCE ROBERT H. PEDERSEN VIRGINIA T. MUNFORD STEVEN D. ORLANSKY ROBERT A. MILLER DOUGLAS J. GUNN PAUL J. STEPHENS DAVID L. AYERS FRANK A WOOD, JR. Hon. Tom S. Lee United States District Judge Post Office Drawer 22846 Jackson, Mississippi 39225 RE: United States of America, Amite County School District, Civil Action No. et al v. Dear Judge Lee: ELIZABETH HULEN 1934-19877 THOMAS H. WATKINS WM. E. SUDDATH. JR. OF COUNSEL (601) 248-6470 Enclosed herewith with regard to the above-referenced matter, please find a copy of the Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and the original and one copy of a brief in support of said motion. With kindest regards, we remain Sincerely, WATKINS & EAGER SASL Robert A. Miller RAM: th Enclosure cc: Fred L. Banks, Esquire Mr. Nathaniel Douglas Mr. Maurice Foreman ® WATKINS & EAGER Ww . Rr. 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FOREMAN, Superintendent of Education, Amite County School District; J. H., SMITH, L. W. GRAVES, DOUGLAS STEWART, CURTIS BISHOP, and REBECCA ROBERTSON, Trustees, Amite County School District DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS The defendants in the above-styled and numbered cause, by and through their attorneys, hereby move the Court to dissolve all outstanding court orders under which the Amite County School District has been operating and to dismiss and terminate this cause, and in support thereof would show unto the Court the following: 1. On or about August 9, 1966, United States of America filed suit against the defendants seeking the disestablishment of a racially segregated school system. Pursuant to orders of this Court and orders of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Amite County School District has maintained a unitary school system for over sixteen (16) years and, with respect to student assignment, seven (7) years. The orders in effect are United States v. Hinds County School Board (United States v. Amite County School District), 423 F.24 1264 (5th Cir. 1969), as modified by order of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dated December 10, 1969; United States v, Amite County School District, 560 F.24 (5h Car. 1977); and order of this Court entered October 19,:1977. 2. Since January 2, 1978, the Amite County School District has operated a unitary school system and has complied with all desegregation directives and orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Anite County School District has submitted semi-annual reports to this Court and to Amicus Curiae. 3. The Amite County School District has achieved a unitary school system with respect to faculty, staff, transportation, extracurricular activities, facilities and composition of student body. It is in the best interests of the students and employees of the Amite County School District, as well as other citizens within the district, that this action be dismissed and finally terminated on the docket of this Court. WHEREFORE, the defendants move the Court to enter an order adjudicating the following: 1. That the Amite County School District has operated as a unitary school system since 1978; 2. The Amite County School District has complied with all desegregation directives and orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 3. All outstanding decrees and orders are dissolved; 4, Civil Action No. 3983(L) shall be finally dismissed and terminated on the docket of this Court; and 5. For such other, further relief as this Court may deem proper under the circumstances. This the QW day Of February, 1985. | Respectfully submitted, AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; MAURICE E. FOREMAN, Superintendent of Education, Amite County School District; J. B. SMITH, L. W. GRAVES, DOUGLAS STEWART, CURTIS BISHOP, and REBECCA ROBERTSON, Trustees, Amite County School District sv JAA 7H DUM Sp ‘Attorney for Defendgrits ° T. FP, Badon Post Office Box 353 Liberty, Mississippi- 39645 Telephone (601)657-8054 Robert A. Miller WATKINS & EAGER Post Office Box 650 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Telephone (601)948-6470 NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esquire Banks and Nichols Post Office Drawer 290 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Nathaniel Douglas, Chief Educational Opportunities Litigation Section, Civil Rights Section United States Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the defendants in the above styled and numbered cause, by and through their attorneys, will call on for hearing their Motion to Dismiss before the Honorable Tom S. Lee, United States District Judge, in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi, as soon as counsel may be heard. This the 7 aay of Februar 1335, ed) PY a Robert A. Miller CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Robert A. Miller, one of the attorneys for the defendants in the above styled and numbered cause, do hereby certify that I have this day forwarded a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion to Dismiss and notice thereof to Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esquire, Banks and Nichols, Post Office Drawer 290, Jackson, Mississippi 39205; and to Nathaniel Douglas, Chief Educational Opportunities Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. This the ik day of February, 1985. VA ey Robert A. Miller IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI JACKSON DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, by WILLIAM FRENCH SMITH, Attorney General of the United States, NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND PLAINTIFFS VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3983 AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; MAURICE E. FOREMAN, Superintendent of Education, Amite County School District; J. H. SMITH, L. W. GRAVES, DOUGLAS STEWART, CURTIS BISHOP, and REBECCA ROBERTSON, Trustees, Amite County School District DEFENDANTS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS By the instant motion, the Amite County School District, the Amite County School Superintendent, and the Amite County School District Board of Trustees are seeking to dissolve all outstanding injunctive orders and to dismiss the above- referenced case on the grounds that the school district has achieved unitary status and has operated continuously for over seven (7) years without a court action. Proof in the form of semi-annual reports submitted by the District to the Court and in the form of verbal testimony by the Superintendent and possibly others will show that, with respect to faculty, staff, transportion, extracurricular activities, facilities and composition of student body, the District has achieved a unitary school system. See Green v. County School Board of New Rent County, Virginia, 391 0.5. 430, 88 S. Ct. 1689, 20 L.Ed.2d 716 (1968); Singleton v. Jackson Mun. Separate School Dist., 541 PF. Supp. 904, 906 (S.D. Miss. 1981). At the present time, the Amite County School District 1s operating under the direct order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, dated October 19, 1977. This order, entered by Judge Russell, approved the Amite County School District's desegregation plan that was devised by the school district pursuant to Department of Health, Education and Welfare recommendations submitted to the Court in August, 1969. The District Court's order commanded that the plan become effective on or before November 1, 1977. There have been no further orders of the District Court in this case. Since the entry of this order, the District has submitted semiannual reports due on October 15 and April 15 of each school year. Since the October 19, 1977, District Court order, there has been no further judicial activity other than the Fifth Circuit's terminating the requirement for submitting the semi-annual reports to the appellate court without affecting the reporting requirements to the District Court and others. The desegregation plan for the Amite County School District, as implemented by the District Court order of October 19, 1977, is virtually identical to other plans enacted by court order throughout the State of Mississippi—~__ and other southern states. The plan is frequently referred to by courts within the Fifth Circuit as "Singleton" plan \/ In the Fifth Circuit case of Singleton A. Jackson Mun. Separate Nn Ray School Dist., 418% F.24:1211, (5th Cir. 1969) (en banc), cert, denied, 396 U.S. 1032, 90 Sup. Ct. 612, 24 1,.E4.24 530 (1970), the Fifth Circuit mandated the implementation of a desegregation plan devised by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in sixteen school districts in Missis- sippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida. The companion opinion United States v. Hinds County School Board, (United States v. Amite County School District), 423 F.2d 1264, (5th Cir. 1969), ordered the Singleton-type plan implemented in Amite County and in various other school districts. Compliance was mandated by December 31, 1969. Except for the pupil assignment portion of the plan, the Amite County School District has operated under the Singleton-type plan since December 31, 1969. For approximately seven years, the Amite County School District, with court approval, assigned pupils on the basis of sex. This changed when, on September 21, 1977, the Fifth Circuit required the Amite County School Board to cease student assignment by sex in the case of United States v. Amite County School District, 560 F.2d 619 (5th Cir. 1977). Therefore, with regard to all areas except student assignment, the Amite County School District has operated under the Singleton-type plan for the last fourteen years and, with regard to student assignment, for the last seven years. For the Court's convenience, a synopsis of the litigation is attached to this brief as Appendix I. Significantly, the Court file shows no action whatsoever by the plaintiffs or by Amicus Curiea for over seven years. The semi-annual reports filed in the Court file amply demonstrate that the faculty, transportion, facilities and student body composition are unitary. The Amite County School District operates four schools, Gloster Elementary School, Gloster High School, Liberty Elementary School and Liberty High School. By way of background, the 1980 census for Amite County reflected a total of 6996 white residents, 6365 black residents and 110 other residents, the percentages being 52, 47 and 1, respectively. The 1980 census also reflected that, for the age group 6 through 19, inclusive, there were 1433 white residents, 2129 black residents and 31 other, with the percentages being 40, 59 and 1, respectively. The 1980 census further reflected that, for the age ‘group 20 through 60, inclusive, there were 3794 white residents, 25679 black residents and 50 other, the percentages being 58, 41 and 1, respectively. A copy of the relevant portion of the 1980 Census of Population published by the U. S. Department of Commerce is attached as Appendix II. The Mississippl Research and Development Center's 1985 census projection reflects a total of 7059 white and 6142 non-white residents, the percentage being 53 and 47, res- pectively. The same projection shows that for the age group 5 through 19, inclusive, there are 1528 white residents and 1911 non-white residents, the percentages being 44 and 56, respectively. The 1985 census projection also shows that, for the age group 20 through 64, inclusive, there are 3867 white residents, 2719 non-white residents, the percentages being 59 and 41, respectively. A copy of the relevant portions of the Mississippi Research and Development Center's County Population Projections is attached hereto as Appendix 1X1. Using the above-quoted census figures as a reference, this Court can readily understand that the Amite County School District has achieved unitary status with respect to pupil assignment, faculty composition, staff composition, facilities, and transportion. With regard to employees and staff, the Amite County School District is prepared to show this Court that there are presently 249 employees and staff other than faculty members in the Amite County School District. Of these employees and staff, 183 are black and 66 are white, the percentages being 74 and 26. The District is further prepared to show the complete unitary status of extracurricular activities. Through use of the semi-annual reports filed in the Court file, the District is prepared to show complete desegregation with regard to faculty, transpor- tion, facilities and student body composition. For example, the First Term 1978-79 School Year Semi- Annual Report shows that the District's faculty was composed of 127 black teachers and 55 white teachers, the percentages being 69.8 and 30.2, respectively. The same report shows a pupil enrollment of 1972 black students and 439 white students, the percentages being 81.8 and 18.2, respectively. The most recent semi-annual report, that for the First Term 1934-35 School Year, shows a faculty composition of 124 black teachers and 50 white teachers, the percentages being 71.3 and 28.7, respectively. The same report shows a pupil enrollment of 1690 black students and 323 white students, the percentages being 84 and 16, respectively. The two reports mentioned above and all of the reports in between show roughly the same distribution in faculty and pupil enrollment. The semi-annual reports additionally demonstrate the unitary status of the school transportion system throughout Amite County. There is ample precedent for a district court's dissolving a Singleton-type order and dismissing a case. See Singleton E T T T T T , a P e Se SR T E v. Jackson Mun. Separate School Dist., 541 F. Supp. 904 (S.D. Miss. 1981) (court granted school district relief from Singleton order after ten years operation as a unitary system); United States v. Corinth Mun. Separate School -Dist., 414 PF. Supp. 1336 (N.D. Miss. 1976) (court granted school district relief from Singleton order after seven years' operation as unitary system.) Indeed, the Fifth Circuit has stated "It has never been our purpose to keep these cases interminably in the federal courts." United States v. State of Texas (San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School Dist.), 509 F. Supp. 192, 194 (5th Cir. 1975). CONCLUSION Upon an evidentiary hearing, the defendants will amply demonstrate to this Court that the Amite County School District has achieved unitary status in the areas of faculty, staff, transportation, extracurricular activities and facilities and student body composition. The orders of this Court have been followed in all respects. There is no reason for the continued operation of the Amite County School District under the Singleton-type order and no reason for the District to submit the semi-annual reports required by this Court's October 19, 1977, order. Under these circumstances, the defendants respectfully request this Court to enter an order dissolving all outstanding court orders and finally dismissing this case. T. F. Badon Post Office Box 353 Liberty, Mississippi 39645 Telephone (601)657-8054 Robert A. Miller WATKINS & EAGER Post Office Box 650 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 Telephone (601)948-6470 Respectfully submitted, AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT; MAURICE E. FOREMAN, Superintendent of Education, Amite County School District; J. H. SMITH, L. W. GRAVES, DOUGLAS STEWART, CURTIS BISHOP, and REBECCA ROBERTSON, Trustees, Amite County School District on. Jd AL A ir” Attorney for Defepdants CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Robert A. Miller, one of the attorneys for the defendants in the above styled and numbered cause, do hereby certify that I have this day forwarded a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing memorandum brief to Fred L. Banks, Jr., Esquire, Banks and Nichols, Post Office Drawer 290, Jackson, Mississippi 39205; and to Nathaniel Douglas, Chief Educational Opportunities Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington P.C. 520530. This the 20th day of February, 1985. NIAEZ, 7 Robert A. Miller 8/9/66 8/17/66 2/13/67 5/5/67 7/9/68 7/23/68 8/20/68 5/13/69 SUMMARY OF LITIGATION Justice Department filed suit against Amite County School District. Order of preliminary injunction (Judge Russell) implementing freedom of choice and other measures. District Court order (Judge Russell) clarifying injunction ordering Amite County School District to discontinue operating on basis of race or color and effecting freedom of choice desegregation. District Court order (Judge Russell) permanently enjoining Amite County School District from discriminating on basis of race or color and implementing mandatory exercise of choice District Court order (Judge Russell) requiring Amite County School Board to submit plan "to ensure the immediate and effective erradication of racially identifiable schools" by July 26, 1968. District Court order (Judge Russell) vacating July 9, 1968 order Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion and order cited as Adams v. Mathews and United States v. Amite County School District, 403 F.2d 181 (5th Cir. 1968) ordering district court to determine adequacy of plans and whether plans will work immediately. In this opinion, the Fifth Circuit ordered school districts not to merely open doors but to take affirmative steps to desegregate school systems. District Court opinion (Judge's Cox, Russell and Nixon) denying plaintiff's motion to update 25 cases to conform with Green v. County School Board of New Kent County, Virginia, 391 U.S. 430, 88 Sup. Ct. 1689, 10 L.EAd.24 716 (1968) as to the working of freedom of choice plan to desegregate the student body of the schools in those 25 school districts. This order denied the plain- tiff's request for forced mixing by ratio and was critical of the HEW plan. The opinion ordered desegregation of school faculties and set a target date. Appendix I - Page 1 5/16/69 - District Court order (Judge Cox) denying the plaintiff's supplemental relief in accordance with May 13, 1969 opinion but ordering school boards to "take positive and affirmative steps to achieve the complete desegregation of their school faculties so that by the beginning of the 1970-71 school year, the pattern of teacher assignments is not identifiable as tailored for a heavy con- centration of either Negro or white pupils.” 7/3/69 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion and order cited as United States v. Hinds County School Board and United States v. Amite county School District, 417 r.24 852, (5th Cir. 1969) reversing May 13 opinion and May 16 order of the District Court and commanding zoning and pairing. The Fifth Circuit commanded desegregation of each school district's student body, faculty, staff, athletics, and school activities and school location and construction. The opinion further commanded that the school districts work with HEW and submit a plan no later than August 11, 1969, for implementation for the 1969-70 school year 3/11/69 - HEW filed its plan with the court. 8/19/69 — Amite County School District filed its objections to HEW plan. 8/21/69 - Justice Department filed motion to extend time for submission of terminal desegregation plans to December 1, 1969. 8/26/69 - Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law by District Court (Judges Nixon and Russell) recommending Fifth Circuit approval of deadline extension to December 1, 1969, citing Hurricane Camille as one justification for delay in submission. 8/28/69 - Fifth Circuit order - granting extension of time for HEW and school boards to work together and formulate desegregation plans to be submitted no later than December 1, 19689. Page 2 10/29/69 =~ Order of United States Supreme Court cited as Alexander v. Homes County Board of Education, 396 U.S. 19, 90 Sup. Ct. 29, 24 L.E4d.2d 19 (1969) - United States Supreme Court directing many school districts in Mississippi, including Amite County School District "to terminate dual school systems at once and to operate now and hereafter only unitary schools." 11/3/69 ~ Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order directing all parties to submit proposed orders by November 5. 11/7/69 - Fifth Circuit opinion and order cited as United States v. Hinds County School Board and United States v. Amite County School District, 423 F.24 1264 (5th Cir. 1969) effecting the HEW plans with compliance mandated by December 31, 19609. At this point, the Amite County School District moved to amend the HEW plan only to the extent of pupil assignment. The school district proposed pupil assignment on the basis of sex. 12/10/69 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order modifying HEW student assignment plan by allowing proposed plan for assignment of students by sex for remainder of 1969-70 school term and ordering Judge Russell to make findings of fact and recommendations for plan's continued use in 1970-71 school term. 3/10/70 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals instituted semi-annual reporting requirements for school districts. 7/14/70 - District Court Findings of Fact and Recommen- dations (Judge Russell). The Court, after hearing testimony of Miss Annie Andrews, Superintendent of Amite County School District, found in favor of assignment of students by sex and recommended to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the Amite County School District be permitted to continue its assignment plan by sex and recommended that the "current desegregation of faculty and Page 3 staff policy remain in effect...." 8/6/70 Fifth Circuit order approving student assignment by sex plan for 1970-71 school term but deferring final ruling until receipt of semi-annual reports. 11/13/72 District Court order (Judge Cox) closing case pending any further action. At this point in time, the Amite County School District, pursuant to court approval, continued the sex-segregated student assignment plan and continued submitting semi-annual reports, 12/30/74 Justice Department and Amicus Curiae (NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.) moved court to discontinue Amite County student assignment plan on basis of sex; and Amicus noved Court to discontinue practice of assigning students to grade sections on basis of race. 6/2/75 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order commanding Amite County School Board to show cause within thirty days why Title II §§203(a) and 401(b) of the Education Amendments of 1974 do not mandate discontinuance of student assignment by sex and why school districts should not be enjoined from assigning students to grade sections on basis of race. After the June 2, 1975, Fifth Circuit order, settlement negotiations between HEW and Amite County School Board were held, but reached an impasse. 9/21/77 - Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion cited as United States v. Amite County School District, 560, F.24 619 (5th Cir. 1977), reversing July 14, 1970 District Court findings and recommenda- tion and ordering Amite County School Board to fashion a remedy as required by the Equal Edu- cational Opportunity Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. §§81701, et. seq. Page 4 10/7/17 10/18/77 10/19/77 1/7/81 Amite County School District filed its motion for court approval of its desegregation plan which was attached to the motion as exhibit "A" pursuant to 1969 HEW recommendations. The plan was to be effective January 2, 1978. Amite County School District filed its motion for approval of an amendment to the desegregation plan which amendment provided for October 15 and April 15 reports to be submitted to the Court, the Justice Department and Amicus Curiae (NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.). District Court order (Judge Russell) approving plan as requested, except effective date ordered to be on or before November 1, 1977, instead of January 2, 1978. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals order terminating requirement for submitting semi-annual reports to Fifth Circuit. This order, however, did not affect the requirement to send the October 15 and April 15 reports to the district court, the Justice Department and Amicus Curiae. Page 5 ccble 45. Age by Race, Spanish Origin, and Sex for Counties: . : [For meaning of symbols, see Introduction. For defirétions of terms, see oppendixes A and 8) 1980 Roce Roce Spanish origin! Spanish origin! 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85 years ond over ow 120 nn 48 129 72 148 1 1 104 206 89 18] 15 25 - 1 18 yeors ond over 11 628 14 307 é 718 7 534 4 890 6 742 73 1021 10 816 12 289 9837 110M 944 1215 53 61 62 years ond over -— 2 14) 3 14 1 084 1 634 1 056 1 506 21 20 2 041 2 9468 1 840 2 435 200 329 14 4 65 years ond over - 1731 2 592 853 1 330 877 1 259 17 15 | 645 2 501 1 493 2 212 172 285 n 13 TT RR A AEA RN SEAL Nd 26.9 30.1 30.8 33.4 23 26.7 239 279 29.4 32.5 30.3 33.2 23.2 26.1 328 U0 AMITE ATTALA Yl PUB o..... oom eine 6 492 6 877 3 4 3 542 3 0s 33% 55 55 9 550 10 318 S77 6 276 3 760 4 018 54 82 Heder SYOOIS nce nme msm mmm nm 589 564 272 249 318 34 3 5 756 750 355 374 400 374 5 3 Under | year -— 118 116 52 43 bb 53 1 2 170 154 78 78 92 76 - 2 1 yoor i a — 1no 109 57 54 52 55 - - 153 139 77 67 76 72 - - WBE ese ini rd ee acd 125 109 54 49 70 &0 2 1 138 153 60 bal 78 74 2 be BEES lenin hn iw de ri 126 132 59 47 67 84 - 1 141 © 145 76 78 85 85 - - 4 yeors __. 110 8 50 3 &0 62 - 1 154 139 64 72 8 67 3 1 SwSyaes oo 550 53® 248 221 302 318 5 2 798 815 400 412 397 402 é i BE RI I RIN LL 107 i 48 42 59 53 1 - 135 132 64 64 70 68 - - CVOIY i i isin ie nm 9 57 47 54 52 1 1 171 149 82 88 89 . 60 2 1 7 yeors _._. ——e 103 112 42 44 él 68 1 - 159 174 7 96 80 78 2 2 BROT er een 115 17 55 a &0 74 1 1 150 161 75 76 75 85 - 1 Syears 114 116 45 45 48 71 1 - 183 199 100 88 83 ml 2 - 703 643 280 251 423 392 8 7 966 88% 474 418 490 470 7 9 138 118 49 56 89 82 - 2 206 181 126 85 80 96 - - 143 134 59 53 84 81 2 3 183 175 7v 81 103 94 1 2 138 \27 5 57 87 70 2 1 191 167 $2 79 99 88 - 1 126 140 50 37 76 103 3 1 198 170 89 85 108 84 4 2 158 124 n 48 87 76 1 - 188 196 88 88 100 108 2 4 71 458 284 239 387 419 5 S 1 001 8464 520 144 480 417 é ] 148 132 54 50 94 82 i 2 211 197 112 8y 98 108 3 3 140 154 61 56 79 100 - 3 227 178 106 95 121 83 - - 145 146 67 48 78 98 2 - 21 174 107 101 104 72 |] 1 120 12 42 37 78 75 - - 194 144 108 b&b 88 80 1 3 118 112 &0 48 58 64 2 - 158 169 89 93 & 74 1 1 500 498 259 238 24) 260 3 5 684 664 382 355 300 307 4 4 Lu SA A 105 103 52 42 53 81 - B 154 150 ™ 79 74 70 1 2 VUES oe iene nivmesemas orien 88 96 48 83 40 43 - 3 153 133 93 70 80 62 1 - 25 to 29 yeors Tae 413 435 253 231 180 204 $ 1 578 618 354 349 214 267 2 2 30 to 34 yeors -e 354 397 229 237 135 159 2 4 567 616 397 398 169 217 2 4 ng CT ET RR SRR SR 294 iQ 179 191 115 152 4 2 505 498 33 345 162 153 3 2 40 to 44 yeors — ie 305 301 190 194 115 107 2 1 447 49) 308 314 139 173 4 3 45 10 49 yeors __. 266 320 181 184 85 133 |] 3 428 499 304 339 123 156 1 1 50 to 54 years ——m 307 345 199 196 108 169 2 3 480 562 345 392 135 169 i 4 55 to 59 years - Nn 358 189 215 132 143 2 2 Abd 551 325 376 138 175 1 3 60 to 64 yeors 288 402 183 244 104 157 3 2 457 599 309 424 146 174 1 é 85 to 49 years 349 335 204 223 145 11 2 2 472 591 an 407 151 184 [] 5 70 to 74 years 245 282 144 7 121 m 1 4 399 509 270 353 129 156 4 3 75 to 79 years \77 232 9 135 86 97 3 é 296 373 197 266 "9 107 - 1 80 to B4 yeors 80 103 44 62 34 4) |] - 132 244 87 \77 45 65 - - BSwors onl over oe ee SO 102 3 59 27 43 - 1 118 182 75 133 43 49 1 - 18 Ors ONE OWIl oc se i wm 4 217 4 697 2 412 2 687 1 744 2 024 36 3% é 38) 7 312 422 4 787 215% 2 506 32 42 62 ywory ond over __. 1 090 1 288 617 792 472 493 9 14 1 845 2.255 1115 1 589 550 643 12 14 65 years ond over 921 1 054 S08 450 413 403 7 13 1 417 1 89% 950 1 33% 467 561 1 y Machan __ 27.7 eR 327 37.6 219 24 4 27.5 31.5 299 C34 us 40.7 21.6 25.7 35 330 26—106 MISSISSIPPI Appendix II GENERAL POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS and AMITE COUNTY OF 19P0 PROJECTED POPULATION AND LABOR_ FORCE. PO PULAT LOU nde suse nt essen an en —nn 0.0 FEMALES Fa cwmnwTOTAL oe C.11450 0.0 BIRTH RATE 0.006777 NON=WHITE___ cua wel OTA ne NON-WHITE __. ERS LJ % 8 - ese \ MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE - FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE _FEMALE TOTAL AGE Q e N O O O 2 ' e e e os 8 0 8 © 0 0 8 N O C A R N T N O N O O 8 D c O N O N | P O O O N S I F | P O O v 3 C O N 0 ® eo FF wv 0 * 8 e o O N e O O Mh — f O M O — O ~ N O P 2 O- D - N Y br ON O S I — f = IN ——— — — — a h e ®@ @& o o 0 8 0 eo @ 8 N O C O M M F E O O R C A N O N O M e O W N = FO E E N N O U N C O C O C O N O M L 2 O N I N ®T ¢ & & & © 3 8 rr O N C O - N N N O N 0 0 V 2 O r M O N O 0 0 O v r r r e O O N N N M i e I M e e 8 ° 0 ° 0 0 0 8 F O N O O T I T N N O N O O O N O O N «— L e O r O U M I I O 0 ® ® ® 0 © © oo ® © 0 o M I N N I N N O R - N O T N I V O O O M M M e T e - — e - C O L T N M A O N ® @ 2s @e ® 8a ® ® @ P O C O M I N O N O N © «— M e O M I N M N I N M N O N I r e e c o c o c o o N C o C c o o o o o 0 ® oo 9 &® & ® 8 & © FF @ " + 8 0 F O O O o A X e C O N O O I N 9 V O I N O C o r C a R R O D 3 — O M M 0 U N C O N C O C O V r e y - y - O O O O C O O N M C L O O Q O O O C ® © ® & ® © oo 6 ® OS 9 ® O° 6 " F O M I C O N A M O n a P V N O N N O M O 3 O F 0 N O o M m o e mn V W N O O T T M F N M I N S C O O O O 0 O 0 O C O C C T O C O D 0O © 8 8 ® 5 0 05 06 0 0 8 % s e e C O M O M I I V O h a d O V N O N O A R D r = 0 0 0 0 D N V O M V N R O W N 2 O M I M N M I N I O D O C O O O O 0 0 0 o 0 e oo ®» ®» BB & ® oo © ¢ uw " O ° eo 0 N X A N I D O I O N I N I O M T N C e O O O O N O M O T N L a La TT Aa La ad mk ad ml nd snl oud aul ond od O O O O C O O O O O 0 O O 0 O 0 0 0 0 T ® © 9g # * ® gg * & & a °° 8 0 P O U R S — O N I N N N mm N I C N e L O N I TT O M e O N O I N S F Y I M I N r T T T T D O O O D O D O D O D 0 0 0 0 0 « ® ® 9 ° @ @ " " 8 " " 0 e e O r e M r F O O N T " M N O L O N I M N O OF O 0 0 v— 3 I r n N O O N E A I N A v v v— e = O u U NI N e m O O 0 D D O O 0 O D O O L O O O D O . =. . . ee = . » L J - - ” - ee N O O O I M O D o O M I T O A J O D V D N N N A M O C D O D O O E N N N I O U O N I N I N S v= © = r v J v v= S T O I C I I I I T O T O I = O N A N TS I V D O O N O CI I I OE IO IE I BB BE BN AE B y ) O N O N O W N O N O W V N O W D — e N N T T N A O 5123.7 1428.8 1017.8 974.6 2720.3 2403.4 3131.3 3542, 0 303%.0 3335.0 6492.0 5877.0 13369,0 1702.5 6273.0 3454.0 of 1992.4 13369.0 5123.7 13369.0 AMITE COUNTY OF 1985 PROJECTED POPULATION AND LABOR FCRCE, LABOR FORCE... “+ Ea TEN 2 eae RE I RR AR 0.07032 1375.75 FEMALES Fo YOSAL Lo 1400.79 0.1184¢ WHITE ce aa HION=WHITE BIRTH RATE ER f 3 §.3 Sp WRITE __ ___ NON-WHITE __. FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE MALE AGE 80D AJ <f Whe O O Le A oe 8 8 § © & & = & 0 0 PF BON NM = O + O- N O = O N T O 0 O D — o D ~~ [ a T r o e os 0 v e w o o s e OP V O M e 1 H ' A E D 60 O- v 3 LN On O M A 2 ® & » & oo 0 & 8 ® v e 0 O O O v C Q O Oo N N O N O v— O w 0 MN L a x AX do oalog aSIaV og onl od | | T N E N I N - O N O T ® 8 8 & 0 0 & 0 ¢ 8 N I M O O M a O O M V I O I O N O N O O N O e . 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N u u n ng N C I O N O O I R O O r u , . & @° ee & 8 oo oo ee ® 5 5 8 * 0 A N O N A N O N E N O T 0 0 N N N QO = D N O N O N N O Nn M N U M N r e T T T O C C — X L N I N D> D I N O N O ® ® © g ® &@ o 5 8 8 © @ 8 & & 0 O N M O C O N E E M N I D D r e e O D N NOV — ~ O U 0 > V O — V N SS S e a l a v l atonal od oun od — — M r O N D A O 2 2 N o O 0 C ™ N os @ 9 ee 8 0 e o ec ® - ® & = 8 O X M M i F O N T TT NTO M N O M E A N T $ 0 O O O O NT O N O AIO AI A N — v e = NIN A U N M I A N = I O N M O M O N D IO O ® ® 8 8 8 @ @e @ © 8 & 8 © 8 ° 2 ® D O O N N O I O 0 0 0 I T N D O 0 I A N O O M DON N R O R N A N N A N O N I N I N I N N r T r r J O I O I I I I O I O I O I O — = A M T F O OR - O 0 1 1 BE BE A 3 U S OE uN o w n WN O N O WN O N O W N O W N ‘ M I M E N N O O R N A O N O 00 00PM | v - r N — M O Y ! : 1515.1 1005.9 1067.5 2756.4 2582.6 5339.0 $339.0 2R9r.€ 3243.0 6379.9 6820.5 1320045 1750.5 3577.6 3481.6 aad} 2073.6 3265.6 6141.6 1320045 7058.9 5339.0 13200.5 Appendix III