Walthall County, Mississippi

The Walthall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Tylertown.

Geography

The County is located in southern Mississippi, on the south by Louisiana and has an area of ​​1047 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It borders the following counties and parishes:

History

The Walthall County was formed on March 16, 1910 from parts of Marion County and Pike County. It was named after Edward C. Walthall (1831-1898), a general in the army of the Confederacy in the American Civil War and U.S. Senator from Mississippi ( 1885-1898 ).

Demographic data

After the census of 2000, lived in Walthall County 15,156 people in 5,571 households and 4,111 families. The population density was 14 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 54.61 percent White, 44.09 percent Black or African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.26 percent from other races groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.33 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 5,571 households out of which 34.0 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 53.0 percent were married couples living together, 16.9 percent were single mothers and 26.2 percent were non-families. 24.0 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 2.69 and the average family size is 3.19 people.

28.4 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.9 percent between 18 to 24, 25.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The average income of a household was $ 22,945, for a family is $ 29,169. Males had a median income of $ 26,745, women $ 16,909. The per capita income was $ 12,563. Approximately 22.4 percent of families and 27.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

  • Tylertown
  • Darbun
  • Mesa
  • Sartinville
  • Salem
  • Dexter
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