Tippah County, Mississippi

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Tippah County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Ripley
Largest city	Ripley
Area - Total - Land - Water	460 sq mi (1,191 km²) 458 sq mi (1,186 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.45%
Population - (2000) - Density	20,826 47/sq mi (18/km²)

Tippah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 20,826. Its county seat is Ripley^[1]. The name "Tippah" is a Chickasaw word meaning "cut off," and is taken from the creek of the same name that flows across much of the original county from northeast to southwest before emptying into the Tallahatchie River. The creek probably was so named because it, and the ridges on either side, "cut off" the western part of the region from the eastern portion.

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 460 square miles (1,191 km²), of which, 458 square miles (1,186 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Hardeman County, Tennessee (north)
Alcorn County (northeast)
Prentiss County (southeast)
Union County (south)
Benton County (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there are 20,826 people, 8,108 households, and 5,910 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 8,868 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.85% White, 15.92% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 2.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	9,444	—
1850	20,741	119.6%
1860	22,550	8.7%
1870	20,727	-8.1%
1880	12,867	-37.9%
1890	12,951	0.7%
1900	12,983	0.2%
1910	14,631	12.7%
1920	15,419	5.4%
1930	18,658	21.0%
1940	19,680	5.5%
1950	17,522	-11.0%
1960	15,093	-13.9%
1970	15,852	5.0%
1980	18,739	18.2%
1990	19,523	4.2%
2000	20,826	6.7%
Est. 2007	21,160	1.6%

There were 8,108 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.20% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,300, and the median income for a family was $34,547. Males had a median income of $27,505 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,041. About 14.00% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

One of former President Bill Clinton's great-grandfathers is buried here. Editorial: High-profile primary