Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Lauderdale County Courthous
administration
US state :	Mississippi
Administrative headquarters :	meridian
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 410 Constitution Avenue Meridian, MS 39301-0000
Foundation :	December 23, 1833
Made up from:	Choctaw land
Area code :	001 601
Demographics
Residents :	80,261  (2010)
Population density :	44 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1853 km²
Water surface :	30 km²
map
Website : www.lauderdalecounty.org

The Lauderdale County is a county in the US state of Mississippi . The county seat is Meridian .

geography

The county is east of the geographic center of Mississippi, borders Alabama to the east and has an area of ​​1,853 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

	Kemper County
Newton County		Sumter County, Alabama
	Clarke County	Choctaw County, Alabama

history

Lauderdale County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of Choctaw land . It was named after James Lauderdale , a hero of the British-American War of 1812.

One location has National Historic Landmark status , the Highland Park Dentzel Carousel and Shelter Building amusement ride . A total of 47 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 2, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	5358		-
1850	8717		62.7%
1860	13,313		52.7%
1870	13,462		1.1%
1880	21,501		59.7%
1890	29,661		38%
1900	38,150		28.6%
1910	46,919		23%
1920	45,897		-2.2%
1930	52,748		14.9%
1940	58,247		10.4%
1950	64.171		10.2%
1960	67.119		4.6%
1970	67,087		-0%
1980	77,285		15.2%
1990	75,555		-2.2%
2000	78.161		3.4%
2010	80.261		2.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The former Lauderdale County Courthouse

The Okatibbee Lake with dam

According to the 2000 census , Lauderdale County had 78,161 people in 29,990 households and 20,573 families. The population density was 43 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 60.15 percent white, 38.18 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.50 percent Asian, 0.03 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 1.14 percent of the population.

Of the 29,990 households, 33.9 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.7 percent were married couples living together, 18.3 percent were single mothers, and 31.4 percent were non-families. 28.0 percent of all households were single households and 11.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were statistically 90.6 males and for every 100 females age 18 or over there were 85.5 males.

The average income of a household amounted to 30,768 USD , for a family is 37,581 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,069 versus $ 21,111 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,026. About 17.1 percent of families and 20.8 percent of the population were below the poverty line .

cities and communes

City meridian

Town Marion

Census-designated places Collinsville Meridian station Nellieburg

Unincorporated Communities

Bailey Daleville Kewanee Lauderdale

Russell Toomsuba Why not

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 695761. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Mississippi . National Park Service , accessed February 2, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 2, 2018.
4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 19, 2011
5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 19, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 4, 2012 
7. ↑ Lauderdale County, Mississippi Datasheet with the 2000 census results at factfinder.census.gov

Web links

Commons : Lauderdale County, Mississippi  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• District Court photos
• www.city-data.com

Coordinates: 32 ° 24 ′  N , 88 ° 40 ′  W