Marshall County (Mississippi)
The Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2010, the County had 37 144 inhabitants and a population density of 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Holly Springs.
The Marshall County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area.
Geography
The County is located in northern Mississippi, bordering Tennessee and has an area of 1838 square kilometers, of which nine square kilometers of water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Marshall County was formed on February 9, 1836 from the Chickasaw country. It was named after John Marshall, an American politician, Foreign Minister, founder of the Constitutional Law and Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States ( Supreme Court of the United States ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Marshall County 37 144 people in 12,738 households. The population density was 20.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 12,738 households lived statistically 2.77 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 51.4 percent white, 47.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 34,183. The per capita income was $ 16,825. 21.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Marshall County
City
- Holly Springs
Towns
- Byhalia
- Potts Camp
Unincorporated communities
- Bethlehem
- Blackwater
- Cornersville
- Chulahoma
- Hudsonville
- Lake Center
- Laws Hill
- Marianna
- Mount Pleasant
- Orion
- Red Banks
- Slayden
- Taska
- Victoria
- Wall Hill
- Waterford
- Watson
Structure
The Marshall County is divided into five numbered districts: