Simpson County, Mississippi

Infobox U.S. County
county = Simpson County
state = Mississippi




map size = 150
founded = 1824
seat = Mendenhall
largest city wl = Magee
area_total_sq_mi =591
area_land_sq_mi =589
area_water_sq_mi =2
area percentage = 0.30%
census yr = 2000
pop = 27639
density_km2 =18
web =
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Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 27,639. The county seat is Mendenhall GR|6. It is part of the It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Simpson County is named for Judge Josiah Simpson.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 591 square miles (1,529 km²), of which, 589 square miles (1,525 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

* Rankin County (north)
* Smith County (east)
* Covington County (southeast)
* Jefferson Davis County (south)
* Lawrence County (southwest)
* Copiah County (west)

Demographics

As of the census GR|2 of 2000, there were 27,639 people, 10,076 households, and 7,385 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 11,307 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.39% White, 34.31% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1830= 2680
1840= 3380
1850= 4734
1860= 6080
1870= 5718
1880= 8008
1890= 10138
1900= 12800
1910= 17201
1920= 18109
1930= 20897
1940= 22024
1950= 21819
1960= 20454
1970= 19947
1980= 23441
1990= 23953
2000= 27639
estyear=2007
estimate=27824
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

There were 10,076 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,343, and the median income for a family was $32,797. Males had a median income of $27,197 versus $20,136 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,344. About 17.50% of families and 21.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

* Cities
** Magee
** Mendenhall
* Towns
** D'Lo
* Villages
** Braxton
* Unincorporated places
** Harrisville
** Pinola
** Weathersby

ee also

* Dry counties

References