Perry County (Mississippi)

The Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is New Augusta.

Geography

The County is located in southeastern Mississippi and has an area of ​​1684 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Perry County was formed on February 3, 1820 parts of Greene County. It was named after Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), a U.S. naval officer and hero who was known by the British -American War of 1812.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000, lived in Perry County 12 138 people in 4,420 households and 3,332 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 76.17 percent White, 22.59 percent Black or African American, 0.33 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.05 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.28 percent from other races groups; 0.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 4,420 households out of which 37.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 58.1 percent were married couples living together, 13.2 percent were single mothers and 24.6 percent were non-families. 21.9 percent of all households were single-person households and 8.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size is 3.18 people.

28.7 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.0 percent between 18 to 24, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.2 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The average income of a household was $ 27,189, for a family is $ 32,791. Males had a median income of $ 29,130 ​​, women $ 18,632. The per capita income was $ 12,837. Approximately 19.6 percent of families and 22.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Beaumont
• New Augusta
• Richton