Wilkinson County (Mississippi)

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

Geography

The County is located in the extreme southwest of Mississippi, bounded on the west and south by Louisiana and has an area of 1781 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following counties and parishes:

History

The Wilkinson County was formed on January 30, 1802 from parts of Adams County. It was named after James Wilkinson (1757-1825), an American politician, governor of the Louisiana Territory, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and a general in the British -American War of 1812.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Wilkinson County 10,312 people in 3,578 households and 2,511 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 31.22 percent White, 68.21 percent Black or African American, 0.10 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, and 0.07 percent from other races; 0.38 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.44 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 3,578 households out of which 32.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 40.4 percent were married couples living together, 24.5 percent were single mothers and 29.8 percent were non-families. 27.9 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size is 3.16 people.

25.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 10.7 percent between 18 to 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

The average income of a household was $ 18,929, for a family is $ 23,447. Males had a median income of $ 24,509, women $ 16,088. The per capita income was $ 10,868. Approximately 33.1 percent of families and 37.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

  • Centreville1
  • Crosby1
  • Fort Adams
  • Pickneyville
  • Rosetta
  • Wilkinson
  • Woodville

1 - partially in Amite County

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