Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Map
Map of Mississippi highlighting Pontotoc County
Location in the state of Mississippi
Map of the USA highlighting Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded information needed
Seat Pontotoc
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,298 km² (501 mi²)
1,288 km² (497 mi²)
9 km² (4 mi²), 0.73%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density

26,726
21/km² 

Pontotoc County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 26,726. Its county seat is Pontotoc6. Pontotoc County is named for a Chickasaw leader named Pontotoc.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,298 km² (501 mi²). 1,288 km² (497 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.73%) is water.

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[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 26,726 people, 10,097 households, and 7,562 families residing in the county. The population density was 21/km² (54/mi²). There were 10,816 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.40% White, 13.98% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.71% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1900 18,274
1910 19,688 7.7%
1920 19,962 1.4%
1930 22,034 10.4%
1940 22,904 3.9%
1950 19,994 -12.7%
1960 17,232 -13.8%
1970 17,363 0.8%
1980 20,918 20.5%
1990 22,237 6.3%
2000 26,726 20.2%
Est. 2005 28,208 5.5%

There were 10,097 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,055, and the median income for a family was $39,845. Males had a median income of $29,074 versus $21,350 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,658. About 10.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

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