Carthage is a city in Leake County, Mississippi. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Leake County. Earl Williamson, a local politician in Shreveport who was a confidant of Louisiana Governors Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long, was born in Carthage in 1903. Carthage is located at 32°44′29″N 89°32′6″W / 32.74139°N 89.535°W / 32.74139; -89.535 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 square miles , of which 9.4 square miles is land and 0.1 square... miles is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,637 people, 1,490 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city. The population density was 495.9 people per square mile . There were 1,654 housing units at an average density of 176.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 52.86% White, 44.25% African American, 1.04% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population. There were 1,490 households out of which 37.
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| County: | Leake County, Adams County |
| State: | Mississippi |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 4,875 |
| Area: | 9.4 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central Time zone |
| Also known as: | Carthage, Mississippi, Leake County / Carthage city |