Pike County, Mississippi

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Pike County, Mississippi
Map
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1815
Seat	Magnolia
Largest city	McComb
Area - Total - Land - Water	411 sq mi (1,064 km²) 409 sq mi (1,059 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.46%
Population - (2000) - Density	38,940 96/sq mi (37/km²)
Website: www.co.pike.ms.us

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 38,940. The county seat is Magnolia^[1]. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike.

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 411 square miles (1,064 km²), of which, 409 square miles (1,059 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.46%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

Interstate 55
U.S. Highway 51
U.S. Highway 98
Mississippi Highway 24
Mississippi Highway 44
Mississippi Highway 48
Mississippi Highway 570
Mississippi Highway584

[edit] Adjacent counties

Lincoln County (north)
Walthall County (east)
Washington Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana (south)
Amite County (west)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1820	4,438	—
1830	5,402	21.7%
1840	6,151	13.9%
1850	7,360	19.7%
1860	11,135	51.3%
1870	11,303	1.5%
1880	16,688	47.6%
1890	21,203	27.1%
1900	27,545	29.9%
1910	37,272	35.3%
1920	28,725	-22.9%
1930	32,201	12.1%
1940	35,002	8.7%
1950	35,137	0.4%
1960	35,063	-0.2%
1970	31,756	-9.4%
1980	36,173	13.9%
1990	36,882	2.0%
2000	38,940	5.6%
Est. 2007	39,798	2.2%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 38,940 people, 14,792 households, and 10,502 families residing in the county. The population density was 95 people per square mile (37/km²). There were 16,720 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 51.25% White, 47.53% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 14,792 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were married couples living together, 19.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,562, and the median income for a family was $29,415. Males had a median income of $27,450 versus $17,405 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,040. About 21.50% of families and 25.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.50% of those under age 18 and 19.70% of those age 65 or over.