Noxubee County, Mississippi

The Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Macon, which was named after the town in Georgia.

Geography

The County is located north-east of the geographic center of Mississippi, on the east by Alabama and has an area of 1813 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Noxubee County was formed on February 25, 1836 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named after the current flowing in this area Noxubee River.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Noxubee County 12,548 people in 4,470 households and 3,222 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 69.30 percent African Americans, 29.49 percent and 0.11 percent whites of Native Americans; 0.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 4,470 households out of which 35.8 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 43.0 percent were married couples living together, 24.7 percent were single mothers and 27.9 percent were non-families. 25.9 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 2.77 and the average family size is 3.36 people.

30.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.3 percent between 18 to 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 12.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The average income of a household was $ 22,330, for a family is $ 27,312. Males had a median income of $ 25,008, women $ 17,636. The per capita income was $ 12,018. Approximately 29.2 percent of families and 32.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Bigbee Valley
• Brooksville
• Gholson
• Macon

• Mashulaville
• Paulette
• Prairie Point
• Shuqualak