Marion County, Mississippi

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Marion County, Mississippi
Map
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1811
Seat	Columbia
Largest city	Columbia
Area - Total - Land - Water	549 sq mi (1,422 km²) 542 sq mi (1,404 km²) 6 sq mi (16 km²), 1.14%
Population - (2000) - Density	25,595 47/sq mi (18/km²)

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 25,595. Its county seat is Columbia^[1]. Marion County is named for American Revolutionary War guerilla leader Francis Marion.

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 549 square miles (1,421 km²), of which, 542 square miles (1,405 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (1.14%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	3,116	—
1830	3,691	18.5%
1840	3,830	3.8%
1850	4,410	15.1%
1860	4,686	6.3%
1870	4,211	-10.1%
1880	6,901	63.9%
1890	9,532	38.1%
1900	13,501	41.6%
1910	15,599	15.5%
1920	17,144	9.9%
1930	19,923	16.2%
1940	24,085	20.9%
1950	23,967	-0.5%
1960	23,293	-2.8%
1970	22,871	-1.8%
1980	25,708	12.4%
1990	25,544	-0.6%
2000	25,595	0.2%
Est. 2007	25,735	0.5%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 25,595 people, 9,336 households, and 6,880 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 10,395 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 66.96% White, 31.87% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,336 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,555, and the median income for a family was $29,894. Males had a median income of $26,909 versus $17,192 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,301. About 20.70% of families and 24.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.60% of those under age 18 and 23.00% of those age 65 or over.