Monroe County, Mississippi

Monroe County, Mississippi
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1821
Seat	Aberdeen
Largest city	Amory
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	772.04 sq mi (2,000 km²) 764.17 sq mi (1,979 km²) 7.87 sq mi (20 km²), 1.02%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	36,989 49/sq mi (19/km²)
Website	www.monroecountyms.org

Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 36,989. Its county seat is Aberdeen^[1].

History

The county is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 772.04 square miles (1,999.6 km²), of which 764.17 square miles (1,979.2 km²) (or 98.98%) is land and 7.87 square miles (20.4 km²) (or 1.02%) is water.^[2]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 45
• U.S. Highway 278
• Mississippi Highway 6
• Mississippi Highway 8
• Mississippi Highway 25
• Mississippi Highway 145

Adjacent counties

• Lowndes County (south)
• Clay County (southwest)
• Chickasaw County (west)
• Lee County (northwest)
• Itawamba County (north)
• Lamar County, Alabama (east)

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	2,721		—
1830	3,861		41.9%
1840	9,250		139.6%
1850	21,172		128.9%
1860	21,283		0.5%
1870	22,631		6.3%
1880	28,553		26.2%
1890	30,730		7.6%
1900	31,216		1.6%
1910	35,178		12.7%
1920	32,613		−7.3%
1930	36,141		10.8%
1940	37,648		4.2%
1950	36,543		−2.9%
1960	33,953		−7.1%
1970	34,043		0.3%
1980	36,404		6.9%
1990	36,582		0.5%
2000	38,014		3.9%
2010	36,989		−2.7%
MS Counties 1900-1990 GeoHive - 2000 & 2010 statistics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile (19/km²). There were 16,236 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 68.37% White, 30.77% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,603 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were married couples living together, 17.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,307, and the median income for a family was $36,749. Males had a median income of $30,232 versus $20,411 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,072. About 13.60% of families and 17.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.30% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Major Cities
  • Aberdeen
  • Amory

• Towns
  • Hatley
  • Nettleton (partly in Lee County)
  • Smithville
  • Caledonia

• Villages
  • Gattman

Unincorporated places Athens Becker Bigbee Binford Bristow Central Grove Darracott Flinn Gibson Greenwood Springs Hamilton Lackey Mormon Springs

Muldon Parham Prairie Quincy Riggins Sipsey Fork Splunge Strong Tranquil Westville Wise Gap Wren

• Ghost towns
  • Camargo
  • Cotton Gin Port

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Mississippi

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 33°53′N 88°29′W / 33.89°N 88.49°W / 33.89; -88.49