Copiah County, Mississippi

Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Hazlehurst, which was named after George Hazlehurst, an engineer of the railway.

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of the Mississippi, about 50 miles from Louisiana and the Mississippi River in the west away and has an area of ​​2019 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Copiah County was formed on January 21, 1823 from parts of Hinds County. It was named after an Indian word that translates Screaming Panter.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Copiah County 28 757 people in 10,142 households and 7,494 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 47.80 percent White, 50.95 percent Black or African American, 0.07 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.46 percent from other races groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.15 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 10,142 households out of which 34.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.7 percent were married couples living together, 20.1 percent were single mothers and 26.1 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.71 beu and the average family size at 3.20 persons.

26.9 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 12.5 percent between 18 to 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 12.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The average income of a household was $ 26,358, for a family is $ 31,079. Males had a median income of $ 28,763, women $ 20,104. The per capita income was $ 12,408. Approximately 22.0 percent of families and 25.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Beauregard
• Crystal Springs
• Hazlehurst

• Georgetown
• Wesson