Clarke County (Mississippi)

The Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Quitman, the. According to John A. Quitman, a governor and member of the Congress of the United States 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 the east of Mississippi, bordering Alabama and has an area of ​​1796 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Clarke County was formed in 1833 from parts of Washington County. It was named after Joshua G. Clarke, a judge of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Clarke County 17,955 people in 6,978 households and 5,024 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 64.49 percent White, 34.81 percent Black or African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.17 percent from other races groups; 0.30 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.67 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 6,978 households out of which 33.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.0 percent were married couples living together, 15.9 percent were single mothers and 28.0 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size is 3.06 people.

26.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 to 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 15.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The average income of a household was $ 26,610, for a family is $ 33,396. Males had a median income of $ 27,580, women $ 19,402. The per capita income was $ 14,288. Approximately 18.8 percent of families and 23.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• De Soto
• Enterprise
• Pachuta

• Quitman
• Shubuta
• Stonewall