Winston County (Mississippi)

The Winston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Louisville, which was named after the city in Kentucky.

Geography

The County is located just north-east of the geographic center of Mississippi and has an area of 1580 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Winston County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named after Judge Louis Winston.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Winston County 20,160 people in 7,578 households and 5,471 families. The population density was 13 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 55.26 percent White, 43.25 percent Black or African American, 0.66 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, and 0.28 percent from other races; 0.46 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.21 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 7,578 households out of which 33.5 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.9 percent were married couples living together, 18.1 percent were single mothers and 27.8 percent were non-families. 25.2 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.5 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 3.09 people.

26.8 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 15.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The average income of a household was $ 28,256, for a family is $ 33,602. Males had a median income of $ 28,665, women $ 18,210. The per capita income was $ 14,548. Approximately 19.4 percent of families and 23.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• High Point
• Louisville
• Noxapater