Prentiss County, Mississippi

Prentiss County, Mississippi
The Prentiss County courthouse in Booneville, Mississippi.
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1870
Seat	Booneville
Largest city	Booneville
Area
• Total	418.24 sq mi (1,083 km2)
• Land	414.93 sq mi (1,075 km2)
• Water	3.32 sq mi (9 km2), 0.79%
Population
• (2010)	25,276
• Density	60/sq mi (23.33/km²)

Prentiss County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,275.^[1] Its county seat is Booneville^[2]. Prentiss County is named for Seargent Smith Prentiss, a famous speaker and debater from Natchez, MS. (Seargent was his first name, not a military title).

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 418.24 square miles (1,083.2 km²), of which 414.93 square miles (1,074.7 km²) (or 99.21%) is land and 3.32 square miles (8.6 km²) (or 0.79%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 45
• Mississippi Highway 4
• Mississippi Highway 30
• Mississippi Highway 145

Adjacent counties

• Alcorn County (north)
• Tishomingo County (east)
• Itawamba County (southeast)
• Lee County (southwest)
• Union County (west)
• Tippah County (northwest)

	Tippah County	Alcorn County
	Union County		Tishomingo County
	Prentiss County, Mississippi
	Lee County		Itawamba County

National protected area

• Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 25,556 people, 9,821 households, and 7,169 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 10,681 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.85% White, 12.94% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 the African-American population had risen to constitute 14% of the county's population.

In 2000 there were 9,821 households out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were married couples living together, 12.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.90% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 22.40% 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 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,446, and the median income for a family was $35,125. Males had a median income of $26,862 versus $19,766 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,131. About 13.10% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Baldwyn (partly in Lee County)
  • Booneville

• Towns
  • Jumpertown
  • Marietta

• Unincorporated places
  • Altiitude
  • New Site
  • Thrasher
  • Wheeler
  • Blackland

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Prentiss County, Mississippi
• Jacinto, historic county seat of Prentiss' parent county, Old Tishomingo County, Mississippi

v t e Municipalities and communities of Prentiss County, Mississippi, United States County seat: Booneville Cities Baldwyn‡ Booneville Towns Jumpertown Marietta Unincorporated communities Altitude New Site Thrasher Wheeler Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 34°37′N 88°31′W / 34.61°N 88.52°W / 34.61; -88.52

External links

• Prentiss County Voice

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2013. 
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ↑ "Census 2010 Gazetteer Files". Retrieved July 2, 2013. 
4. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2013. 
5. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.