Madison County, Mississippi

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Madison County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1828
Seat	Canton
Largest city	Ridgeland
Area - Total - Land - Water	742 sq mi (1,922 km²) 717 sq mi (1,857 km²) 25 sq mi (65 km²), 3.35%
Population - (2000) - Density	74,674 104/sq mi (40/km²)
Website: www.madison-co.com

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 74,674. The county seat is Canton^[1]. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is named for U.S. President James Madison.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Communities
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 742 square miles (1,922 km²), of which, 717 square miles (1,857 km²) of it is land and 25 square miles (64 km²) of it (3.35%) is water. The southestern border of the county is defined by the old course of the Pearl River before it was dammed to create the 33,000 acre (134 km²) Ross Barnett Reservoir.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Attala County (north)
Leake County (east)
Scott County (southeast)
Rankin County (south)
Hinds County (southwest)
Yazoo County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	4,973	—
1840	15,530	212.3%
1850	18,173	17.0%
1860	23,382	28.7%
1870	20,948	-10.4%
1880	25,866	23.5%
1890	27,321	5.6%
1900	32,493	18.9%
1910	33,505	3.1%
1920	29,292	-12.6%
1930	35,796	22.2%
1940	37,504	4.8%
1950	33,860	-9.7%
1960	32,904	-2.8%
1970	29,737	-9.6%
1980	41,613	39.9%
1990	53,794	29.3%
2000	74,674	38.8%
Est. 2007	89,387	19.7%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 74,674 people, 27,219 households, and 19,325 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile (40/km²). There were 28,781 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.29% White, 37.48% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,219 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,970, and the median income for a family was $58,172. Males had a median income of $41,460 versus $29,170 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,469. About 10.60% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

Madison County has the highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

[edit] Communities

Cities
- Canton
- Jackson (mostly in Hinds County, small portion in Rankin County)
- Madison
- Ridgeland

Towns
- Flora

Unincorporated places
- Camden
- Gluckstadt
- Sharon

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Mississippi

County seat: Canton

Cities	Canton \| Jackson‡ \| Madison \| Ridgeland

Town	Flora

Communities	Camden \| Gluckstadt \| Sharon

Footnotes	‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties