Harrison County (Mississippi)

The Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Management seats ( County Seats ) are Gulfport, named after its location on the Gulf of Mexico, and Biloxi. It is one of ten counties in Mississippi that have two county administrations.

Geography

The County is located in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of ​​2528 square kilometers, of which 1023 square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Harrison County was formed on February 5, 1841 from parts of Hancock County and Jackson County. It was named after William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), the ninth President of the United States.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Harrison County 189 601 people in 71 538 households and 48 574 families. The population density was 126 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 73.15 percent White, 21.09 percent Black or African American, 0.45 percent Native American, 2.60 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.90 percent from other races groups; 1.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.59 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 71 538 households out of which 33.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 48.1 percent were married couples living together, 15.1 percent were single mothers and 32.1 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent of all households were single-person households and 8.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size is 3.07 people.

26.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.1 percent between 18 to 24, 30.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The average income of a household was $ 35,624, for a family is 41 445 U.S. dollars. Males have a median income of 29,867 U.S. dollars compared to 22,030 U.S. dollars in women. The per capita income stood at 18,024 U.S. dollars. Approximately 11.6 percent of families and 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

Census-designated places