Washington County, Mississippi

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Washington County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1827
Seat	Greenville
Largest city	Greenville
Area - Total - Land - Water	761 sq mi (1,971 km²) 724 sq mi (1,875 km²) 37 sq mi (96 km²), 4.90%
Population - (2000) - Density	62,977 88/sq mi (34/km²)

Washington County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 62,977. It is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Its county seat is Greenville^[1].

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 761 square miles (1,972 km²), of which, 724 square miles (1,875 km²) of it is land and 37 square miles (97 km²) of it (4.90%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 62,977 people, 22,158 households, and 15,931 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 24,381 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 33.97% White, 64.57% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Washington County by 2005 was 67.2% African-American in population. Latinos constituted 1.1% of the population in the county while non-Hispanic whites made up 31.7% of the population.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	1,976	—
1840	7,287	268.8%
1850	8,389	15.1%
1860	15,679	86.9%
1870	14,569	-7.1%
1880	25,367	74.1%
1890	40,414	59.3%
1900	49,216	21.8%
1910	48,933	-0.6%
1920	51,092	4.4%
1930	54,310	6.3%
1940	67,576	24.4%
1950	70,504	4.3%
1960	78,638	11.5%
1970	70,581	-10.2%
1980	72,344	2.5%
1990	67,935	-6.1%
2000	62,977	-7.3%
Est. 2007	55,644	-11.6%

There were 22,158 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.60% were married couples living together, 26.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.50% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,757, and the median income for a family was $30,324. Males had a median income of $28,266 versus $20,223 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,430. About 24.90% of families and 29.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.40% of those under age 18 and 24.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities

Cities

Towns
- Arcola
- Metcalfe

Unincorporated places
- Avon
- Chatham
- Dunleith
- Estill
- Glen Allan
- Helm
- James
- Murphy
- Percy
- Riverside
- Stoneville
- Tralake
- Wayside
- Winterville

[edit] Education

Public School Districts

Private Schools
- Deer Creek School (Arcola)
- Greenville Christian School
- Saint Joseph Catholic High School (Greenville)
- Washington School (Greenville)

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

County seat: Greenville

Cities	Greenville \| Hollandale \| Leland

Towns	Arcola \| Metcalfe

Unincorporated communities	Avon \| Chatham \| Estill \| Glen Allan \| Helm \| James \| Murphy \| Percy \| Riverside \| Stoneville \| Tralake \| Wayside \| Winterville