George County, Mississippi
The George County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lucedale. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme south of Mississippi, on the east by Alabama, is located in the south about 50 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 1253 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The George County was formed on March 16, 1910 from parts of Green County and Jackson County. It was named a presiding judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and U.S. Senator James Z. George after.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2000 lived in George County 19 144 people in 6,742 households and 5,305 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 89.38 percent White, 8.82 percent African American, 0.24 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, and 0.84 percent from other races; 0.57 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.60 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 6,742 households out of which 38.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 64.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers and 21.3 percent were non-families. 19.1 percent of all households were single-person households and 8.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size is 3.17 people.
29.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.4 percent between 18 to 24, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 10.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The average income of a household was $ 34,730, the family $ 39,386 a. Males had a median income of $ 33,575, women $ 20,542. The per capita income was $ 14,337. Approximately 13.0 percent of families and 16.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Agricola
- Benndale
- Bexley
- Crossroads
- Lucedale
- Merrill
- Rocky Creek
- Buzzard Roost
- Basin
- Shipman