Tishomingo County, Mississippi

The Tishomingo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2010, the County had 19,593 inhabitants and a population density of 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Iuka, which was named after a chief of the Chickasaw.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme northeastern Mississippi is bordered on the north by Tennessee. To the east of the Tennessee River forms part of the boundary of the county to Alabama. The Tishomingo County has an area of 1151 square kilometers, of which 53 square kilometers are water surface. At the Tishomingo County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The Tishomingo County was formed on February 9, 1836 from the Chickasaw country. It was named after a chief of the Chickasaw, a North American Indian people.

Economy

In the northern part of the county at the Yellow Creek of Pickwick Lake built from 1978, the Tennessee Valley Authority, a nuclear power plant. After 30 % were completed in 1982, the building was set. In 1988 a plant for rocket engines, NASA began on the site build. These projects in 1992 was abandoned by cuts in NASA's budget. As a result, the government of Mississippi and the County began on the site under the name " Tri-State Commerce Park " to develop an industrial site. The development of the site is carried out by the Tishomingo Railroad and a small port on the Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Tishomingo County 19,593 people in 7709 households. The population density was 17.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7709 households lived statistically 2.51 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 95.5 percent white, 3.2 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 3.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 30,211. The per capita income was $ 17,017. 20.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Tishomingo County

City

• Iuka

Towns

• Belmont
• Burnsville
• Tishomingo

Village

• Paden

Unincorporated communities

• Bloody Springs
• Dennis
• Doskie
• Eastport

• Golden
• Holcut
• Leedy
• Midway

• Mingo
• Moores Mill
• Oldham
• Pittsburg

Structure

The Tishomingo County is divided into five numbered districts: