Grenada County, Mississippi

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

Geography

The County is located in north-central Mississippi and has an area of ​​1164 square kilometers, of which 71 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Grenada County was formed on 9 May in 1870 parts of Carroll, Choctaw, Tallahatchie and Yalobusha County. It was named, as well as the district capital, to the island of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Grenada County 23 263 people in 8,820 households and 6,297 families. The population density was 21 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 57.92 percent White, 40.93 percent Black or African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.34 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.13 percent from other races groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.62 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 8,820 households out of which 33.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.9 percent were married couples living together, 18.6 percent were single mothers and 28.6 percent were non-families. 25.3 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size is 3.09 people.

27.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.0 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The average income of a household was $ 27,385, for a family is $ 33,115. Males had a median income of $ 28,969, women $ 21,567. The per capita income was $ 13,786. Approximately 17.6 percent of families and 20.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Elliott
• Glenwild
• Gore Springs
• Grenada

• Hardy
• Holcomb
• Le Flore
• Tie Plant