Alcorn County, Mississippi

The Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2010, the County had 37 057 inhabitants and a population density of 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Corinth, which was named after the Greek city. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

Geography

The County is located in northern Mississippi, Tennessee and is bordered to the east about 35 miles from Alabama away. It has an area of ​​1039 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. At the Alcorn County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

In the area of ​​today Alcorn County, the Battle of Corinth took place during the American Civil War in 1862, which ended in victory for the Union forces.

The Alcorn County was formed on April 15, 1870 from parts of the Tippah County Tishomingo County and the. It was named for James L. Alcorn (1816-1894), a former - 1870-1871 Acting - Governor of Mississippi.

Due to its convenient location at the junction of two railway lines of the Illinois Central Railroad (now CN) and the Southern Railway (now NS) is the administrative center in the city of Corinth was established.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Alcorn County 37 057 people in 13,685 households. The population density was 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 13,685 households lived statistically 2.66 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 86.5 percent white, 11.8 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 32,342. The per capita income was $ 17,954. 19.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Villages in Alcorn County

City

• Corinth

Towns

• Farmington
• Glen
• Rienzi

Village

• Kossuth

Unincorporated communities

• Bigger Ville
• Jacinto
• Wenasoga

Structure

The Alcorn County is divided into five numbered districts: