Washington County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located in the west of Mississippi, bordering Arkansas, separated by the Mississippi River, which forms the natural border and has an area of ​​1972 square kilometers, of which 97 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

Washington County was formed on January 29, 1827 from parts of Warren County and the Yazoo County. It was named after George Washington (1732-1799), the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783 ) and first President of the United States ( 1789-1797 ).

Demographic data

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Washington County, 62,977 people in 22,158 households and 15,931 families. The population density was 34 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 33.97 percent White, 64.57 percent Black or African American, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.53 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.25 percent from other races groups; 0.57 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.84 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 22 158 households out of which 36.3 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.6 percent were married couples living together, 26.0 percent were single mothers and 28.1 percent were non-families. 24.6 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size is 3.35 people.

31.5 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.1 percent between 18 to 24, 26.5 percent between 25 and 44, 20.5 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 11.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The average income of a household was $ 25,757, for a family is $ 30,324. Males had a median income of $ 28,266, women $ 20,223. The per capita income was $ 13,430. Approximately 24.9 percent of families and 29.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Arcola
• Greenville
• Hollandale

• Leland
• Metcalfe