Claiborne County, Mississippi
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| Claiborne County, Mississippi | |
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 Location in the state of Mississippi |
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 Mississippi's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1802 |
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| Seat | Port Gibson |
| Largest city | Port Gibson |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
501 sq mi (1,298 km²) 487 sq mi (1,261 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 2.91% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
11,831 23/sq mi (9/km²) |
Claiborne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 11,831. Its county seat is Port Gibson[1].
The county is named after William C. C. Claiborne, the second governor of the Mississippi Territory.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Claiborne County has the second-largest percentage of Black residents of any American county, with an 84 percent majority of the population being African-American. [2]. Claiborne County was home to a little known but profound African-American civil rights struggle during the middle of the 20th century[3].
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 501 square miles (1,299 km²), of which, 487 square miles (1,261 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (38 km²) of it (2.91%) is water.
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[edit] Adjacent counties
- Warren County (north)
- Hinds County (northeast)
- Copiah County (southeast)
- Jefferson County (south)
- Tensas Parish, Louisiana (west)
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 3,102 |
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| 1820 | 5,963 | 92.2% | |
| 1830 | 9,787 | 64.99% | |
| 1840 | 13,078 | 33.6% | |
| 1850 | 14,941 | 14.2% | |
| 1860 | 15,679 | 4.9% | |
| 1870 | 13,386 | −14.6% | |
| 1880 | 16,768 | 25.3% | |
| 1890 | 14,516 | −13.4% | |
| 1900 | 20,787 | 43.2% | |
| 1910 | 17,403 | −16.3% | |
| 1920 | 13,019 | −25.2% | |
| 1930 | 12,152 | −6.7% | |
| 1940 | 12,810 | 5.4% | |
| 1950 | 11,944 | −6.8% | |
| 1960 | 10,845 | −9.2% | |
| 1970 | 10,086 | −7% | |
| 1980 | 12,279 | 21.7% | |
| 1990 | 11,370 | −7.4% | |
| 2000 | 11,831 | 4.1% | |
| Est. 2007 | 10,999 | −7% | |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,831 people, 3,685 households, and 2,531 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 4,252 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.11% Black or African American, 15.18% White, 0.05% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,685 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.50% were married couples living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 23.10% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 17.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 85.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $22,615, and the median income for a family was $29,867. Males had a median income of $28,777 versus $20,140 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,244. About 27.90% of families and 32.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.80% of those under age 18 and 28.00% of those age 65 or over.
Claiborne County has the eighth lowest per capita income in Mississippi and the 67th lowest in the United States.
[edit] Communities
- Cities
- Towns
- Unincorporated places
- Alcorn State
- Carlisle
- Grand Gulf
- Pattison
- Russum
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Minorities now in the majority in nearly 10% of U.S. counties", Lexington Herald-Leader August 8, 2007 p A8
- ^ Crosby, Emilye. A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. 2005. ISBN 0-8078-5638-X.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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