Calhoun County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1852
seat = Pittsboro | area_total_sq_mi =588
area_land_sq_mi =587
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.24%
census yr = 2000
pop = 15069
density_km2 =5
web =
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Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 15,069. Its county seat is PittsboroGR|6. Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,523 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Lafayette County (north)
*Pontotoc County (northeast)
*Chickasaw County (east)
*Webster County (south)
*Grenada County (southwest)
*Yalobusha County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,069 people, 6,019 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.41% White, 28.65% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1860= 9518
1870= 10561
1880= 13492
1890= 14688
1900= 16512
1910= 17726
1920= 16823
1930= 18080
1940= 20893
1950= 18369
1960= 15941
1970= 14623
1980= 15664
1990= 14908
2000= 15069
estyear=2007
estimate=14591
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990] There were 6,019 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,113, and the median income for a family was $34,407. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $19,491 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,106. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 21.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Towns
**Bruce
**Calhoun City
**Derma
**Vardaman

*Villages
**Big Creek
**Pittsboro
**Slate Springs

*Unincorporated places
**Sarepta
**Banner

See also

*Dry counties

References