Lincoln County (Mississippi)

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Brookhaven, which was named after the city in New York. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

Geography

The County is located in the central south-west of the Mississippi, is located in the south about 45 miles from Louisiana and has an area of 1523 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Lincoln County was formed on April 7, 1870 from parts of Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Lawrence and Pike County. It was named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Lincoln County 33,166 people in 12,538 households and 9,190 families. The population density was 22 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 69.38 percent White, 29.67 percent Black or African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.16 percent from other races groups; 0.37 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.69 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 12,538 households out of which 34.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 54.9 percent were married couples living together, 14.7 percent were single mothers and 26.7 percent were non-families. 24.4 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size is 3.08 people.

26.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.5 percent between 18 to 24, 27.6 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The average income of a household was $ 27,279, the family $ 33,552 a. Males had a median income of $ 29,060, women $ 18,877. The per capita income was $ 13,961. Approximately 16.0 percent of families and 19.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Auburn
• Bogue Chitto
• Brookhaven

• East Lincoln
• Ruth