Greene County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme south of Mississippi, on the east by Alabama and is in the south about 80 km from the Gulf of Mexico. The Greene County has an area of 1861 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Greene County was formed on December 9, 1811 from parts of Amite County, Franklin County and Wayne County. It was named after Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Greene County 13,299 people in 4,148 households and 3,152 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 72.79 percent White, 26.18 percent Black or African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.07 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.31 percent from other races groups; 0.38 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 4,148 households out of which 37.2 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.2 percent were married couples living together, 11.9 percent were single mothers and 24.0 percent were non-families. 22.0 percent of all households were single-person households and 9.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size is 3.12 people.

24.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 13.1 percent between 18 to 24, 32.1 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 10.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 130.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 141.0 males.

The average income of a household was $ 28,336, the family $ 33,037 a. Males had a median income of $ 30,189, women $ 17,935. The per capita income was $ 11,868. Approximately 16.5 percent of families and 19.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Avera
• Leaf
• Leakesville

• McLain
• Neely
• State Line1

1 - partly in Wayne County