Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

The Oktibbeha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Starkville, which was according to John Stark, a soldier named.

Geography

The County is located in the central north east of the Mississippi, is in the east approximately 45 miles from Alabama and has an area of 1196 square kilometers, of which eleven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Oktibbeha County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. The name derives from an Indian term.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, lived in Oktibbeha County 42 902 people in 15,945 households and 9,264 families. The population density was 36 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 58.66 percent White, 37.43 percent Black or African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 2.53 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.47 percent from other races groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.07 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 15,945 households out of which 28.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 39.9 percent were married couples living together, 14.8 percent were single mothers and 41.9 percent were non-families. 27.7 percent of all households were single-person households and 6.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size is 3.03 people.

21.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 29.6 percent between 18 to 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 16.0 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 8.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males.

The average income of a household was $ 24,899, for a family is $ 36,914. Males had a median income of $ 32,162, women $ 20,622. The per capita income was $ 14,998. Approximately 18.0 percent of families and 28.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Bradley
Clayton Village
Hickory Grove
Hickory Grove Estates

Longview
Maben1
Mississippi State University2
Oktoc

Osborn
Sessums
Starkville
Sturgis

1 - partially in Webster County 2 - partially within the city limits of Starkville, partly due to community- free area

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