Clay County (Mississippi)

The Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is West Point.

Geography

The County is located in the central north east of the Mississippi and has an area of ​​1077 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Clay County was formed on 12 May 1871 parts of Chickasaw County, Lowndes County, Monroe County and the Oktibbeha County as Colfax County and later renamed. It was designated the United States by Henry Clay (1777-1852), a longtime lawmakers from both houses of Congress and Secretary of State.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Clay County 21 979 people in 8,152 households and 5,885 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 42.82 percent White, 56.33 percent Black or African American, 0.05 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.21 percent from other races groups; 0.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.86 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 8,152 households out of which 35.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.8 percent were married couples living together, 22.4 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 25.5 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size is 3.19 people.

28.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.4 percent between 18 to 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The average income of a household was $ 27,372, for a family is $ 35,461. Males had a median income of $ 30,038, women $ 19,473. The per capita income was $ 14,512. Approximately 19.2 percent of families and 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Cedar Bluff
• Hopewell
• Montpelier
• Palo Alto

• Pheba
• Tibbee
• Una
• West Point