Lauderdale County, Mississippi

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Lauderdale County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1833
Seat	Meridian
Largest city	Meridian
Area - Total - Land - Water	715 sq mi (1,852 km²) 704 sq mi (1,823 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 1.65%
Population - (2000) - Density	78,161 111/sq mi (43/km²)
Website: www.lauderdalecounty.org

Lauderdale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 78,161. The county seat is Meridian^[1]. It is the largest county in the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Lauderdale County is named for colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Communities
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 715 square miles (1,853 km²), of which, 704 square miles (1,822 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (30 km²) of it (1.65%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	5,358	—
1850	8,717	62.7%
1860	13,313	52.7%
1870	13,462	1.1%
1880	21,501	59.7%
1890	29,661	38.0%
1900	38,150	28.6%
1910	46,919	23.0%
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	-0.0%
1980	77,285	15.2%
1990	75,555	-2.2%
2000	78,161	3.4%
Est. 2007	77,100	-1.4%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 78,161 people, 29,990 households, and 20,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 111 people per square mile (43/km²). There were 33,418 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile (18/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.15% White, 38.18% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 29,990 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% were married couples living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,768, and the median income for a family was $37,581. Males had a median income of $31,069 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,026. About 17.10% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.80% of those under age 18 and 18.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities

Cities
- Meridian

Towns
- Marion

Census-designated places

Unincorporated places
- Bailey
- Daleville
- Kewanee
- Lauderdale
- Russell
- Toomsuba
- Whynot

[edit] References

^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Lauderdale County, Mississippi

County seat: Meridian

Cities	Meridian

Towns	Marion

CDPs	Collinsville \| Meridian Station \| Nellieburg

Unincorporated communities	Bailey \| Daleville \| Kewanee \| Lauderdale \| Russell \| Toomsuba \| Whynot