Sharkey County, Mississippi

The Sharkey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Rolling Fork, which was named after the Rolling Fork plantation, on the grounds she was also built.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme west of the Mississippi and has an area of 1126 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Sharkey County was formed on March 29, 1876 from parts of Issaquena, Warren and Washington County. It was named after Governor William L. Sharkey (1798-1873), a governor of Mississippi ( 1865).

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 6,580 people in Sharkey County in 2,163 households and 1,589 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 29.36 percent White, 69.32 percent Black or African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.27 percent Asian, and 0.27 percent from other races; 0.59 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.31 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 2,163 households out of which 36.1 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.0 percent were married couples living together, 26.8 percent were single mothers and 26.5 percent were non-families. 23.5 percent of all households were single-person households and 9.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size is 3.56 people.

33.0 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.4 percent between 18 and 24, 24.8 percent between 25 and 44, 20.4 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The average income of a household was $ 22,285, for a family is $ 26,786. Males had a median income of $ 26,563, women $ 17,931. The per capita income was $ 11,396. Approximately 30.5 percent of families and 38.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Anguilla
• Cary

• Delta City
• Nitta Yuma

• Onward
• Panther Burn

• Patmos
• Rolling Fork