Wayne County, Mississippi

Wayne County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Mississippi
Administrative headquarters :	Waynesboro
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 609 Azalea Drive Waynesboro, MS 39367-2603
Foundation :	December 21, 1809
Made up from:	Washington County
Area code :	001 662
Demographics
Residents :	20,747  (2010)
Population density :	9.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2107 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Wayne County is a county in the US state of Mississippi . The county seat is Waynesboro . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southeast Mississippi, borders Alabama and has an area of ​​2107 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Jasper County	Clarke County	Choctaw County, Alabama
Jones County
Perry County	Greene County	Washington County, Alabama

history

A. Wayne

Wayne County was formed from Washington County on December 21, 1809. It was named, like the district capital, after Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War .

Two places in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of February 3, 2018.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	1253		-
1820	3323		165.2%
1830	2781		-16.3%
1840	2120		-23.8%
1850	2892		36.4%
1860	3691		27.6%
1870	4206		14%
1880	8741		107.8%
1890	9817		12.3%
1900	12,539		27.7%
1910	14,709		17.3%
1920	15,467		5.2%
1930	15,295		-1.1%
1940	16,928		10.7%
1950	17,010		0.5%
1960	16,258		-4.4%
1970	16,650		2.4%
1980	19,135		14.9%
1990	19,517		2%
2000	21,216		8.7%
2010	20,747		-2.2%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Wayne County Age Pyramid (2000)

According to the 2000 United States Census , Wayne County had 21,216 people in 7,857 households and 5,853 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 61.29 percent white, 38.01 percent African American, 0.07 percent Native American, 0.15 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.33 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any of the above mentioned groups were 0.63 percent of the population.

Of the 7,857 households, 37.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent were married couples living together, 17.2 percent were single mothers, and 25.5 percent were non-families. 23.1 percent of all households were single households and 9.7 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15.

29.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.7 percent between 18 and 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.7 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 11.7 percent were 65 years or older . The median age was 34 years. Statistically, for every 100 females there were 91.5 males and for every 100 females aged 18 or over there were 87.7 males.

The average income of a household amounted to 25,918 USD , which a family dollars 30,513. The median income for men was $ 27,139 versus $ 16,680 for women. The per capita income was $ 12,757. About 21.4 percent of families and 25.4 percent of the population were below the poverty line .

cities and communes

Aquilla Buckatunna Carmichael Clara Copeland Denham

Eucutta Heidelberg Isney Knobtown Matherville Melvin

Mulberry Myrick Piave Rhodes State Line Strengthford

Water Oak Waynesboro Whistler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 695797. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 3, 2018.
3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 19, 2011
4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 19, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
6. Jump up ↑ Wayne County, Mississippi, 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov

Web links

Commons : Wayne County, Mississippi  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 38 ′  N , 88 ° 42 ′  W