Grenada County, Mississippi

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Grenada County, Mississippi
Map
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1870
Seat	Grenada
Largest city	Grenada
Area - Total - Land - Water	449 sq mi (1,163 km²) 422 sq mi (1,093 km²) 28 sq mi (73 km²), 6.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	23,263 54/sq mi (21/km²)

Grenada County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 23,263. Its county seat is Grenada^[1]. Grenada County is named for the Spanish province of Granada.

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 449 square miles (1,164 km²), of which, 422 square miles (1,092 km²) of it is land and 28 square miles (71 km²) of it (6.14%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Yalobusha County (north)
Calhoun County (east)
Webster County (east-southeast)
Montgomery County (southeast)
Carroll County (south)
Leflore County (west)
Tallahatchie County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 23,263 people, 8,820 households, and 6,297 families residing in the county. The population density was 55 people per square mile (21/km²). There were 9,973 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.92% White, 40.93% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	10,751	—
1880	12,071	12.3%
1890	14,974	24%
1900	14,112	−5.8%
1910	15,727	11.4%
1920	13,607	−13.5%
1930	16,802	23.5%
1940	19,052	13.4%
1950	18,830	−1.2%
1960	18,409	−2.2%
1970	19,854	7.8%
1980	21,043	6%
1990	21,555	2.4%
2000	23,263	7.9%
Est. 2007	23,076	−0.8%

There were 8,820 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were married couples living together, 18.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,385, and the median income for a family was $33,115. Males had a median income of $28,969 versus $21,567 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,786. About 17.60% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 26.40% of those age 65 or over.