George County, Mississippi

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George County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1910
Seat	Lucedale
Largest city	Lucedale
Area - Total - Land - Water	484 sq mi (1,254 km²) 478 sq mi (1,238 km²) 5 sq mi (13 km²), 1.10%
Population - (2000) - Density	19,144 39/sq mi (15/km²)

George County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 19,144. Its county seat is Lucedale^[1]. George County is named for James Z. George, US Senator from Mississippi.

George County is included in the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Communities
- 3.1 City
- 3.2 Unincorporated places
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 484 square miles (1,253 km²), of which, 478 square miles (1,239 km²) of it is land and 5 square miles (14 km²) of it (1.10%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Greene County (north)
Mobile County, Alabama (east)
Jackson County (south)
Stone County (west)
Perry County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 19,144 people, 6,742 households, and 5,305 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 7,513 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.38% White, 8.82% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	6,599	—
1920	5,564	−15.7%
1930	7,523	35.2%
1940	8,704	15.7%
1950	10,012	15%
1960	11,098	10.8%
1970	12,459	12.3%
1980	15,927	27.8%
1990	16,673	4.7%
2000	19,144	14.8%
Est. 2007	21,937	14.6%

There were 6,742 households out of which 38.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.30% were non-families. 19.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,730, and the median income for a family was $39,386. Males had a median income of $33,575 versus $20,542 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,337. About 13.00% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.80% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.