Mississippi County, Missouri

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Mississippi County, Missouri
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Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1845
Seat	Charleston
Largest city	Charleston
Area - Total - Land - Water	429 sq mi (1,111 km²) 413 sq mi (1,070 km²) 16 sq mi (41 km²), 3.67%
Population - (2000) - Density	13,427 14/sq mi (5/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Mississippi River

Mississippi County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2000, the population is 13,427. Its county seat is Charleston^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
- 1.2 Major highways
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 429 square miles (1,111 km²), of which, 413 square miles (1,070 km²) of it is land and 16 square miles (41 km²) of it (3.67%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 13,427 people, 5,383 households, and 3,671 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile (13/km²). There were 5,840 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.93% White, 20.53% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,383 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.70% were married couples living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.80% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,012, and the median income for a family was $28,833. Males had a median income of $26,110 versus $17,204 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,038. About 19.00% of families and 23.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.70% of those under age 18 and 21.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

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

County seat: Charleston

Cities	Anniston \| Bertrand \| Charleston \| East Prairie \| Miner \| Wyatt

Villages	Pinhook \| Wilson City

Unincorporated communities	Bird's Point \| Deventer \| Dorena \| Wolf Island