Newton County (Mississippi)

The Newton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Decatur, named after Stephen Decatur, a naval officer and hero in the British -American War of 1812.

Geography

The County is located just east of the geographic center of Mississippi, is about 60 miles from Alabama and has an area of ​​1501 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

Newton County was formed on February 25, 1836 from parts of the Neshoba County. It was named after Isaac Newton, an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, philosopher and theologian.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Newton County 21 838 people in 8221 households and 6,001 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 65.01 percent White, 30.37 percent Black or African American, 3.68 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, and 0.33 percent from other races; 0.44 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 8,221 households out of which 33.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent were married couples living together, 16.0 percent were single mothers and 27.0 percent were non-families. 24.6 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size is 3.04 people.

26.2 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 11.2 percent between 18 to 24, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44, 21.7 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The average income of a household was $ 28,735, for a family is $ 34,606. Males had a median income of $ 27,820, women $ 20,757. The per capita income was $ 14,008. Approximately 16.4 percent of families and 19.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Chunky
• Conehatta
• Decatur
• Duffee

• Hickory
• Lake1
• Lawrence
• Little Rock

• Newton
• Union 2

1 - partly in Scott County 2 - partially in Neshoba County