Warren County, Mississippi

Warren County
County
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°22′N 90°51′W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1809
Seat	Vicksburg
Largest city	Vicksburg
Area
• Total	619 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Land	587 sq mi (1,520 km2)
• Water	32 sq mi (80 km2)  5.20%
Population  (2000)
• Total	49,644
• Density	90/sq mi (33/km2)
Website	www.co.warren.ms.us

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2000, its population was 49,644. Its county seat is VicksburgTemplate:GR. Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 619 square miles (1,603 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 32 square miles (83 km²) of it (5.20%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Highway 80
• U.S. Highway 61
• Mississippi Highway 3
• Mississippi Highway 27

Adjacent counties

• Issaquena County (north)
• Yazoo County (northeast)
• Hinds County (east)
• Claiborne County (south)
• Tensas Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
• Madison Parish, Louisiana (west)

Demographics

Age pyramid Warren County

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1810	1,114		—
1820	2,693		141.7%
1830	7,861		191.9%
1840	15,820		101.2%
1850	18,120		14.5%
1860	20,696		14.2%
1870	26,769		29.3%
1880	31,238		16.7%
1890	33,164		6.2%
1900	40,912		23.4%
1910	37,488		−8.4%
1920	33,362		−11.0%
1930	35,785		7.3%
1940	39,595		10.6%
1950	39,616		0.1%
1960	42,206		6.5%
1970	44,981		6.6%
1980	51,627		14.8%
1990	47,880		−7.3%
2000	49,644		3.7%
2007 (est.)	48,866

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 49,644 people, 18,756 households, and 13,222 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 20,789 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.97% White, 43.19% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2005 census estimates based on the American Community Survey suggested that non-Hispanic whites were 51.5% of Warren County's population. This meant that Warren County was the only county in Mississippi along the Mississippi River besides Deseoto County where whites formed a majority of the population. African-Americans now were 46.0% of the county's population. People reporting two or more races seemed to have declined to 0.6%, however due to new counting procedures where people who marked some-other race and white were counted as just white this probably does not indicate an actual decline in people being willing to identify themselves as being of multiple racial origins. The Latino population was now 1.2% of the total for the county.

In 2000 there were 18,756 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were married couples living together, 19.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,056, and the median income for a family was $41,706. Males had a median income of $33,566 versus $21,975 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,527. About 15.00% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Warren County has the tenth highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

Cities

• Vicksburg

Unincorporated places

• Bovina
• Eagle Bend
• Flowers
• Redwood
• Waltersville
• Warrenton
• Yokena

External links

• Warren County, Mississippi