Covington County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located in south-central Mississippi and has an area of 1075 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Covington County was formed on February 5, 1819 from parts of Lawrence County and Wayne County. It was named after General Lenard W. Covington, who was killed in the British -American War of 1812.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Covington County 19,407 people in 7,126 households and 5,280 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 63.42 percent White, 35.61 percent Black or African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.15 percent from other races groups; 0.56 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.80 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 7,126 households out of which 36.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 17.2 percent were single mothers and 25.9 percent were non-families. 23.6 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size is 3.16 people.

28.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 to 24, 27.3 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 13.0 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The average income of a household was $ 26,669, for a family is $ 31,264. Males had a median income of $ 26,611, women $ 18,371. The per capita income was $ 14,506. Approximately 18.7 percent of families and 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Collins
• Mount Olive
• Ora

• Sanford
• Seminary