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Alligator, Mississippi

Allgoods Mill
(Noxubee County)

Allyson Hills
(Lee County)

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The town of Alligator is located in Bolivar County.

Alligator is 40 feet [12.19 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Alligator lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

North Carolina has a community that is also named Alligator.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Alligator had a population of 220 people ^<2> (or 0.54% of the total population of Bolivar County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alligator had a population of 196 people. This is a decrease of 10.91% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alligator.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	196	-10.91%	-1.01% since 2007
2007	198	-10%	-0.5% since 2006
2006	199	-9.55%
2005	199	-9.55%
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2000	220	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Elaine (AR)	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	698	19.31% decrease
Clarksdale	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	18,006	12.78% decrease
Friars Point	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,313	11.28% decrease
Gunnison	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	585	7.58% decrease
Lyon	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	368	11.96% decrease
Merigold	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	599	9.79% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alligator.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Mississippi ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alligator - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alligator. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alligator and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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