Carroll County (Mississippi)

The Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Management seats ( County Seat) are Carrollton and Vaiden. In order for the Carroll County is one of ten counties in Mississippi that have two county administrations.

Geography

The County is located in north-central Mississippi and has an area of 1643 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Carroll County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named, as well as the district capital, after Charles Carroll, a co-signer of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Carroll County 10,769 people in 4,071 households and 3,069 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 62.67 percent White, 36.61 percent Black or African American, 0.07 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.13 percent from other races groups; 0.36 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.73 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 4,071 households out of which 32.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 15.2 percent were single mothers and 24.6 percent were non-families. 22.4 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01 persons.

24.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 to 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.7 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The average income of a household was $ 28,878, for a family is $ 35,711. Males had a median income of $ 28,459, women $ 19,695. The per capita income was $ 15,744. Approximately 13.7 percent of families and 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Avalon
• Black Hawk
• Carrollton

• Coila
• McCarley
• North Carrollton

• Teoc
• Vaiden
• Valley Hill