Wilkinson County, Mississippi

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Wilkinson County, Mississippi
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Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1802
Seat	Woodville
Largest Town	Centreville
Area - Total - Land - Water	688 sq mi (1,782 km²) 677 sq mi (1,753 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.59%
Population - (2000) - Density	10,312 16/sq mi (6/km²)

Wilkinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 10,312. Its county seat is Woodville^[1]. Wilkinson County is named for military leader James Wilkinson.

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

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 688 square miles (1,781 km²), of which, 677 square miles (1,753 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (28 km²) of it (1.59%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Adams County (north)
Franklin County (northeast)
Amite County (east)
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (southeast)
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana (south)
Concordia Parish, Louisiana (west)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 10,312 people, 3,578 households, and 2,511 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 5,106 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 31.22% White, 68.21% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	5,068	—
1820	9,718	91.8%
1830	11,686	20.3%
1840	14,193	21.5%
1850	16,914	19.2%
1860	15,933	-5.8%
1870	12,705	-20.3%
1880	17,815	40.2%
1890	17,592	-1.3%
1900	21,453	21.9%
1910	18,075	-15.7%
1920	15,319	-15.2%
1930	13,957	-8.9%
1940	15,955	14.3%
1950	14,116	-11.5%
1960	13,235	-6.2%
1970	11,099	-16.1%
1980	10,021	-9.7%
1990	9,678	-3.4%
2000	10,312	6.6%
Est. 2007	10,266	-0.4%

There were 3,578 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.40% were married couples living together, 24.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 27.90% 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 2.59 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $18,929, and the median income for a family was $23,447. Males had a median income of $24,509 versus $16,088 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,868. About 33.10% of families and 37.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.90% of those under age 18 and 33.40% of those age 65 or over.

Wilkinson County has the sixth lowest per capita income in Mississippi and the 52nd lowest in the United States.

[edit] Communities

Towns
- Centreville (partly in Amite County)
- Crosby (partly in Amite County)
- Woodville

Unincorporated Communities
- Fort Adams
- Pickneyville
- Rosetta
- Wilkinson

[edit] Famous people

Florence Ballard (The Supremes) (1943 - 1976) was born in the unincorporated community of Rosetta.

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

County seat: Woodville

Towns	Centreville‡ \| Crosby‡ \| Woodville

Communities	Fort Adams \| Pickneyville \| Rosetta \| Wilkinson

Footnotes	‡These towns also have portions in adjacent county or counties