In what year did the population peak in Tunica, Mississippi?
Tunica, Mississippi Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s, the rural town was one of the most impoverished places in the United States, and its population has declined since the peak in 1970.
Laurel micropolitan area The Laurel Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area in the southeastern Mississippi that covers two counties - Jasper and Jones. As of the 2000 census, the USA had a population of 83,107 (though July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 85,716).