Covington County, Mississippi
![]() Covington County Courthouse (2012), listed on the NRHP since 1991 . |
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US state : | Mississippi |
Administrative headquarters : | Collins |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 1679 Collins, MS 39428-1679 |
Foundation : | February 5, 1819 |
Made up from: |
Lawrence County Wayne County |
Area code : | 001 601 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 19,568 (2010) |
Population density : | 18.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1075 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
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The Covington County is a county in the US state of Mississippi . The county seat is Collins .
geography
The county is located in south-central Mississippi and has an area of 1075 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:
Simpson County | Smith County | |
Jefferson Davis County |
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Jones County |
Lamar County | Forrest County |
history
Covington County was formed on February 5, 1819 from parts of Lawrence Counties and Wayne Counties. It was named after General Leonard W. Covington , who died in the British-American War of 1812.
One building in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of February 1, 2018, the Covington County Courthouse .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 2230 | - | |
1830 | 2551 | 14.4% | |
1840 | 2717 | 6.5% | |
1850 | 3338 | 22.9% | |
1860 | 4408 | 32.1% | |
1870 | 4753 | 7.8% | |
1880 | 5993 | 26.1% | |
1890 | 8299 | 38.5% | |
1900 | 13,076 | 57.6% | |
1910 | 16,909 | 29.3% | |
1920 | 14,869 | -12.1% | |
1930 | 15,028 | 1.1% | |
1940 | 17,030 | 13.3% | |
1950 | 16,036 | -5.8% | |
1960 | 13,637 | -15% | |
1970 | 14.002 | 2.7% | |
1980 | 15,927 | 13.7% | |
1990 | 16,527 | 3.8% | |
2000 | 19,407 | 17.4% | |
2010 | 19,568 | 0.8% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990
2000 + 2010 |
According to the 2000 census , Covington County had 19,407 people in 7,126 households and 5,280 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 63.42 percent white, 35.61 percent African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.15 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.80 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups.
Of the 7,126 households, 36.6 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 17.2 percent were single mothers, and 25.9 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households were single households and 10.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.16.
28.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 92.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 90.4 males.
The average income of a household amounted to 26,669 USD , for a family is 31,264 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,611 versus $ 18,371 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,506. About 18.7 percent of families and 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .
cities and communes
Individual evidence
- ^ Covington County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 1, 2018.
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 695740. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
- ↑ Covington County, Mississippi Datasheet showing the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov
Web links
Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′ N , 89 ° 33 ′ W