Lauderdale County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located east of the geographic center of Mississippi, on the east by Alabama, and has an area of ​​1853 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Lauderdale County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named after James Lauderdale, a hero of the British - American War of 1812.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Lauderdale County 78 161 people in 29,990 households and 20,573 families. The population density was 43 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 60.15 percent White, 38.18 percent Black or African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.50 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.34 percent from other races groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.14 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 29,990 households out of which 33.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.7 percent were married couples living together, 18.3 percent were single mothers and 31.4 percent were non-families. 28.0 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size is 3.06 people.

26.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.8 percent between 18 to 24, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.4 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The average income of a household was $ 30,768, for a family is $ 37,581. Males had a median income of $ 31,069, women $ 21,111. The per capita income was $ 16,026. Approximately 17.1 percent of families and 20.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

City

  • Meridian

Town

  • Marion

Census-designated places

  • Collinsville
  • Meridian station
  • Nellieburg

Unincorporated communities

  • Bailey
  • Daleville
  • Kewanee
  • Lauderdale
  • Russell
  • Toomsuba
  • Whynot
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