Tippah County
![]() Tippah County Courthouse |
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US state : | Mississippi |
Administrative headquarters : | Ripley |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse P.O. Box 99 Ripley, MS 38663-0099 |
Foundation : | February 9, 1836 |
Made up from: | Chickasaw Land |
Area code : | 001 662 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 22,232 (2010) |
Population density : | 18.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1191 km² |
Water surface : | 5 km² |
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The Tippah County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Mississippi . In 2010 , the county had 22,232 residents and a population density of 18.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ripley .
geography
The county is in northern Mississippi and borders Tennessee . It has an area of 1191 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water.
About three miles north of Ripley is Tippah County Lake , a small reservoir that is used for recreational fishing and recreation.
The following neighboring counties border Tippah County:
Hardeman County, Tennessee |
Alcorn County |
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Benton County |
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Union County |
Prentiss County |
history
Tippah County was formed from Chickasaw land on February 9, 1836 . The name of the county comes from the Chickasaw language and means about demarcation .
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 9444 | - | |
1850 | 20,741 | 119.6% | |
1860 | 22,550 | 8.7% | |
1870 | 20,727 | -8.1% | |
1880 | 12,867 | -37.9% | |
1890 | 12,951 | 0.7% | |
1900 | 12,983 | 0.2% | |
1910 | 14,631 | 12.7% | |
1920 | 15,419 | 5.4% | |
1930 | 18,658 | 21% | |
1940 | 19,680 | 5.5% | |
1950 | 17,522 | -11% | |
1960 | 15.093 | -13.9% | |
1970 | 15,852 | 5% | |
1980 | 18,739 | 18.2% | |
1990 | 19,523 | 4.2% | |
2000 | 20,826 | 6.7% | |
2010 | 22,232 | 6.8% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
As of the 2010 census , Tippah County had 22,232 people in 8,591 households. The population density was 18.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.46 people lived in each of the 8591 households.
The racial the population was composed of 81.8 percent white, 16.4 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.7 percent of the population.
25 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15 percent were 65 years or older. 51.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 32,109 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,365. 24.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Tippah County localities
structure
Tippah County is divided into five numbered districts:
District | Population (2010) | FIPS |
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1 | 4485 | 28-90630 |
2 | 4866 | 28-91368 |
3 | 4388 | 28-92106 |
4th | 4584 | 28-92844 |
5 | 3909 | 28-93582 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 695790. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Tippah County, MS. Retrieved September 25, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved September 25, 2012
- ^ 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 September 25, 2012
Web links
Coordinates: 34 ° 46 ′ N , 88 ° 55 ′ W