The population of Sharkey County has decreased 76% from its 1910 peak of 15,694.
Population: Wikipedia
Headline: Wisconsin State Journal, 3/27/2023
Sharkey's poverty rate is 35%, and Humphreys' is 33%, compared with about 19% for Mississippi and less than 12% for the entire United States.
"It's going to be a long road to recovery, trying to rebuild and get over the devastation," Wayne Williams, who teaches construction skills at a vocational education center in Rolling Fork, said Sunday as people across town hammered blue tarps onto damaged roofs and used chainsaws to cut fallen trees.
The tornado killed 25 and injured dozens in Mississippi. It destroyed many homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and the nearby town of Silver City, leaving mounds of lumber, bricks and twisted metal.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
Mississippi Clarion Ledger, 3/26/2023
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