Adams County (Mississippi)

The Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2010, the County had 32 297 inhabitants and a population density of 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Natchez, which was named after the Native American word for forests.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme southwest of Mississippi, on the west by Louisiana, separated by the Mississippi River, which forms the natural border. It has an area of ​​1259 square kilometers, of which 67 square kilometers are water surface. At the Adams County borders the following counties and parishes:

History

The Adams County was formed on April 2, 1799 from the Natchez District. It was the first County, which was formed in the Mississippi Territory; 18 years before Mississippi was admitted as a state. It was named after John Adams, the second president of the United States. In the following period came four governors of Mississippi from the Adams County: David Holmes, George Poindexter, John A. Quitman and Gerard Brandon.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in the Adams County 32 297 people in 12,074 households. The population density was 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 12,074 households lived statistically 2.61 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 44.3 percent white, 53.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.0 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 26,784. The per capita income was $ 17,249. 31.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Adams County

City

• Natchez

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Cloverdale
• Morgantown

Unincorporated communities

• Pine Ridge
• Sibley
• Stanton
• Washington

Structure

The Adams County is divided into five numbered districts: