Itawamba County, Mississippi

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Itawamba County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Fulton
Largest city	Fulton
Area - Total - Land - Water	540 sq mi (1,399 km²) 532 sq mi (1,378 km²) 8 sq mi (21 km²), 1.50%
Population - (2000) - Density	22,770 44/sq mi (17/km²)

Itawamba County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 22,770. Its county seat is Fulton^[1]. It was named for the Chickasaw leader Levi Colbert, who was also known as Itawamba.

The county is part of the Tupelo, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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 540 square miles (1,400 km²), of which, 532 square miles (1,379 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (1.50%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

Natchez Trace Parkway

[edit] Adjacent counties

Tishomingo County (northeast)
Franklin County, Alabama (east)
Marion County, Alabama (southeast)
Monroe County (south)
Lee County (west)
Prentiss County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 22,770 people, 8,773 households, and 6,500 families residing in the county. The population density was 43 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 9,804 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.47% White, 6.47% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	5,375	—
1850	13,528	151.7%
1860	17,695	30.8%
1870	7,812	-55.9%
1880	10,663	36.5%
1890	11,708	9.8%
1900	13,544	15.7%
1910	14,526	7.3%
1920	15,647	7.7%
1930	18,225	16.5%
1940	19,922	9.3%
1950	17,216	-13.6%
1960	15,080	-12.4%
1970	16,847	11.7%
1980	20,518	21.8%
1990	20,017	-2.4%
2000	22,770	13.8%
Est. 2007	23,034	1.2%

There were 8,773 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,156, and the median income for a family was $36,793. Males had a median income of $29,231 versus $20,900 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,956. About 10.10% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 23.60% of those age 65 or over.