Yalobusha County, Mississippi

Yalobusha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Management seats ( County Seats ) are Water Valley and Coffeeville. The Yalobusha County is among the ten counties in Mississippi that has two county administrations.

Geography

The County is located in north-central Mississippi and has an area of ​​1282 square kilometers, of which 72 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered by the following counties:

History

The Yalobusha County was formed on December 23, 1833 from parts of the Choctaw country. It was named after the running here Yalobusha River.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2000 lived in Yalobusha County 13,051 people in 5,260 households and 3,597 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 60.46 percent White, 38.66 percent Black or African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian, 0.08 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.09 percent from other races groups; 0.41 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.97 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.

Of the 5,260 households out of which 29.7 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 46.6 percent were married couples living together, 17.6 percent were single mothers and 31.6 percent were non-families. 28.7 percent of all households were single-person households, and 14.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size is 3.02 people.

25.6 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 to 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The average income of a household was $ 26,315, for a family is $ 31,801. Males had a median income of $ 27,009, women $ 20,236. The per capita income was $ 14,953. Approximately 19.5 percent of families and 21.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

• Coffeeville
• Oakland
• Scobey

• Tillatoba
• Water Valley