Tishomingo County, Mississippi

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Tishomingo County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 9, 1836
Seat	Iuka
Largest city	Iuka
Area - Total - Land - Water	445 sq mi (1,153 km²) 424 sq mi (1,098 km²) 20 sq mi (52 km²), 4.59%
Population - (2000) - Density	19,163 44/sq mi (17/km²)

Tishomingo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000 the population was 19,163. Its county seat is Iuka^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Major highways
- 2.2 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Communities
5 Transportation
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] History

Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836 from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. In 1870 this land was divided into Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties.

Tishomingo was referenced in the Coen Brother's film, "O Brother".

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 445 square miles (1,151 km²), of which, 424 square miles (1,098 km²) of it is land and 20 square miles (53 km²) of it (4.59%) is water. The highest point in Mississippi, the 806 feet Woodall Mountain, is located in the county.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	6,681	—
1850	15,490	131.9%
1860	24,149	55.9%
1870	7,350	-69.6%
1880	8,774	19.4%
1890	9,302	6.0%
1900	10,124	8.8%
1910	13,067	29.1%
1920	15,091	15.5%
1930	16,411	8.7%
1940	16,974	3.4%
1950	15,544	-8.4%
1960	13,889	-10.6%
1970	14,940	7.6%
1980	18,434	23.4%
1990	17,683	-4.1%
2000	19,163	8.4%
Est. 2007	19,053	-0.6%

As of the census^[2] of 2000 there were 19,163 people, 7,917 households, and 5,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 9,553 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.93% White, 3.11% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 the population was 93.4% non-Hispanic white. 3.6% of the population was African-American. 2.6% of the population was Latino.

In 2000 there were 7,917 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,315, and the median income for a family was $34,378. Males had a median income of $28,109 versus $19,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,395. About 11% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.