Picayune Wedding

Picayune is a city in Pearl River County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. The population was 10,535 at the 2000 census.

Picayune was founded in 1904, named by Elia Jane Poitevent Nicholson, the owner and the publisher of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

Picayune is located at 303141N, 894049W (30.528089, -89.680182)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.6 km (11.8 mi). 30.5 km (11.8 mi) of it is land and 0.1 km (0.04 mi) of it (0.34%) is water.

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,535 people, 4,100 households, and 2,865 families residing in the city. The population density was 345.9/km (895.6/mi). There were 4,568 housing units at an average density of 150.0/km (388.3/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 62.02% White, 35.92% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.