Chickasaw County, Mississippi
![]() Chickasaw County Courthouse |
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US state : | Mississippi |
Administrative headquarters : | Houston , Okolona |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 101 North Jefferson Street Houston, MS 38851-2219 |
Foundation : | February 9, 1836 |
Made up from: | Choctaw land |
Area code : | 001 662 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 17,392 (2010) |
Population density : | 13.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1306 km² |
Water surface : | 7 km² |
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Website : chickasawcoms.com |
The Chickasaw County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi . In 2010 , the county had 17,392 residents and a population density of 13.4 people per square kilometer. The county seats are Houston and Okolona . The Chickasaw County is one of the ten counties in Mississippi that have two county administrations.
geography
The county is located in northeastern Mississippi and has an area of 1,306 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. The Yalobusha River is one of the two headwaters of the Yazoo River , a left tributary of the Mississippi, in the area of the county . The following neighboring counties border Chickasaw County:
Pontotoc County | Lee County | |
Calhoun County |
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Monroe County |
Webster County | Clay County |
history
Chickasaw County was formed on February 9, 1836 from parts of Choctaw Land . It was named after the Chickasaw , a North American Indian people .
Ten structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 1, 2018).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 2955 | - | |
1850 | 16,369 | 453.9% | |
1860 | 16,426 | 0.3% | |
1870 | 19,899 | 21.1% | |
1880 | 17,905 | -10% | |
1890 | 19,891 | 11.1% | |
1900 | 19,892 | 0% | |
1910 | 22,846 | 14.9% | |
1920 | 22,212 | -2.8% | |
1930 | 20,835 | -6.2% | |
1940 | 21,427 | 2.8% | |
1950 | 18,951 | -11.6% | |
1960 | 16,891 | -10.9% | |
1970 | 16.805 | -0.5% | |
1980 | 17,853 | 6.2% | |
1990 | 18,085 | 1.3% | |
2000 | 19,440 | 7.5% | |
2010 | 17,392 | -10.5% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , there were 17,392 people in 6,673 households in Chickasaw County. The population density was 13.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.58 people lived in each of the 6673 households.
The racial the population was composed of 55.5 percent white, 42.9 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.7 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
26.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 30,395 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,978. 24.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Chickasaw County localities
structure
Chickasaw County is divided into five numbered districts:
District | Population (2010) | FIPS |
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1 | 3077 | 28-90081 |
2 | 3370 | 28-90819 |
3 | 3429 | 28-91557 |
4th | 3836 | 28-92295 |
5 | 3680 | 28-93033 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 695733. Retrieved on February 24, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Chickasaw County, MS. Retrieved April 19, 2013
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved April 19, 2013
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 1, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 19, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 19, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Mississippi ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 19, 2013
Web links
Coordinates: 33 ° 55 ′ N , 88 ° 57 ′ W