Simpson County, Mississippi

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Simpson County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1824
Seat	Mendenhall
Largest city	Magee
Area - Total - Land - Water	591 sq mi (1,531 km²) 589 sq mi (1,526 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.30%
Population - (2000) - Density	27,639 47/sq mi (18/km²)

Simpson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 27,639. The county seat is Mendenhall ^[1]. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Simpson County is named for Judge Josiah Simpson.

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 591 square miles (1,529 km²), of which, 589 square miles (1,525 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.30%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Rankin County (north)
Smith County (east)
Covington County (southeast)
Jefferson Davis County (south)
Lawrence County (southwest)
Copiah County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ^[2] of 2000, there were 27,639 people, 10,076 households, and 7,385 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 11,307 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 64.39% White, 34.31% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	2,680	—
1840	3,380	26.1%
1850	4,734	40.1%
1860	6,080	28.4%
1870	5,718	-6.0%
1880	8,008	40.0%
1890	10,138	26.6%
1900	12,800	26.3%
1910	17,201	34.4%
1920	18,109	5.3%
1930	20,897	15.4%
1940	22,024	5.4%
1950	21,819	-0.9%
1960	20,454	-6.3%
1970	19,947	-2.5%
1980	23,441	17.5%
1990	23,953	2.2%
2000	27,639	15.4%
Est. 2007	27,824	0.7%

There were 10,076 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were married couples living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.00% 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 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,343, and the median income for a family was $32,797. Males had a median income of $27,197 versus $20,136 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,344. About 17.50% of families and 21.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.