Madison County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located just west of the geographic center of Mississippi and has an area of ​​1922 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Madison County was formed on January 29, 1828 from parts of Yazoo County. It was named for James Madison (1751-1836), the fourth President of the United States.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Madison County 74 674 people in 27,219 households and 19,325 families. The population density was 40 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 60.29 percent White, 37.48 percent Black or African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 1.30 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.27 percent from other races groups; 0.53 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.99 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 27,219 households out of which 37.4 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 51.9 percent were married couples living together, 15.6 percent were single mothers and 29.0 percent were non-families. 25.0 percent of all households were single-person households and 6.7 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 3.23 people.

28.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 to 24, 32.4 percent between 25 and 44, 20.3 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 9.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The average income of a household was $ 46,970, for a family is $ 58,172. Males had a median income of $ 41,460, women $ 29,170. The per capita income was $ 23,469. Approximately 10.6 percent of families and 14.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Camden
• Canton
• Haven Farm
• Flora

• Jackson1
• Kearney Park
• Madison

• Ridgeland
• Sharon

1 - predominantly in Hinds, partly in Rankin County