Choctaw County (Mississippi)

The Choctaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ackerman.

Geography

The County is located in north-central Mississippi and has an area of 1087 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Choctaw County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named after the Choctaw, a North American Indian people.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Choctaw County 9,758 people in 3,686 households and 2,668 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 68.03 percent White, 30.68 percent Black or African American, 0.31 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.42 percent from other races groups; 0.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.81 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 3,686 households out of which 32.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.3 percent were married couples living together, 14.6 percent were single mothers and 27.6 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size is 3.06 people.

27.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 to 24, 24.9 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males statiestisch For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The average income of a household was $ 27,020, for a family is $ 31,095. Males had a median income of $ 26,966, women $ 17,798. The per capita income was $ 13,474. Approximately 17.7 percent of families and 24.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

  • Ackerman
  • Chester
  • French Camp
  • Mathiston1
  • Reform
  • Weir

1 - partially in Webster County

Pictures of Choctaw County (Mississippi)

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