Warren County (Mississippi)

The Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Vicksburg, which was named after Newitt Vick, an early settler of the area.

Geography

The County is located in the west of Mississippi, bordering Louisiana, is separated from it by the Mississippi River, which is the natural border and has an area of ​​1603 square kilometers, of which 83 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following counties and parishes:

History

The Warren County was formed on December 22, 1809 from the Natchez District. It was named for Joseph Warren (1741-1775), a military officer who was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill.

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Warren County 49 644 people in 18,756 households and 13,222 families. The population density was 33 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 54.97 percent White, 43.19 percent Black or African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.62 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.33 percent from other races groups; 0.66 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.04 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 18,756 households out of which 35.6 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.8 percent were married couples living together, 19.1 percent were single mothers and 29.5 percent were non-families. 25.8 percent of all households were single-person households and 9.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size of 3.14 persons.

28.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 to 24, 28.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.4 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 11.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The average income of a household was $ 35,056, for a family is $ 41,706. Males had a median income of $ 33,566, women $ 21,975. The per capita income was $ 17,527. Approximately 15.0 percent of families and 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Bovina
• Eagle Bend
• Flowers
• Redwood

• Vicksburg
• Walterville
• Warrenton
• Yokena