Washington County, Mississippi

For counties with a similar name, see Washington County (disambiguation).

Washington County, Mississippi
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1827
Seat	Greenville
Largest city	Greenville
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	761.26 sq mi (1,972 km²) 723.99 sq mi (1,875 km²) 37.27 sq mi (97 km²), 4.90%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	51,137 88/sq mi (34/km²)

Washington County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 51,137. It is named in honor of the first President of the United States, George Washington. Its county seat is Greenville^[1].

The Greenville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Washington County.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 761.26 square miles (1,971.7 km²), of which 723.99 square miles (1,875.1 km²) (or 95.10%) is land and 37.27 square miles (96.5 km²) (or 4.90%) is water.^[2]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 82
• U.S. Highway 61
• U.S. Highway 278
• Mississippi Highway 1
• Mississippi Highway 12

Adjacent counties

• Bolivar County (north)
• Sunflower County (northeast)
• Humphreys County (east)
• Sharkey County (southeast)
• Issaquena County (south)
• Chicot County, Arkansas (west)
• Desha County, Arkansas (northwest)

National protected areas

• Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
• Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 62,977 people, 22,158 households, and 15,931 families residing in the county. The population density was 87 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 24,381 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 33.97% White, 64.57% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Washington County by 2005 was 67.2% African-American in population. Latinos constituted 1.1% of the population in the county while non-Hispanic whites made up 31.7% of the population.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	1,976		—
1840	7,287		268.8%
1850	8,389		15.1%
1860	15,679		86.9%
1870	14,569		−7.1%
1880	25,367		74.1%
1890	40,414		59.3%
1900	49,216		21.8%
1910	48,933		−0.6%
1920	51,092		4.4%
1930	54,310		6.3%
1940	67,576		24.4%
1950	70,504		4.3%
1960	78,638		11.5%
1970	70,581		−10.2%
1980	72,344		2.5%
1990	67,935		−6.1%
2000	62,977		−7.3%
2010	51,137		−18.8%
MS Counties 1900-1990 GeoHive - 2000 & 2010 statistics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 22,158 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.60% were married couples living together, 26.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.50% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 11.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,757, and the median income for a family was $30,324. Males had a median income of $28,266 versus $20,223 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,430. About 24.90% of families and 29.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.40% of those under age 18 and 24.60% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Mid Delta Regional Airport, owned by the City of Greenville, is located in an unincorporated area in the county.^[4]

Communities

• Cities
  • Greenville
  • Hollandale
  • Leland

• Towns
  • Arcola
  • Metcalfe

• Unincorporated places
  • Avon
  • Chatham
  • Dunleith
  • Elizabeth
  • Estill
  • Glen Allan
  • Helm
  • James
  • Murphy
  • Percy
  • Riverside
  • Stoneville
  • Tralake
  • Tribbett
  • Wayside
  • Winterville

Education

• Public School Districts
  • Greenville Public School District
  • Leland School District
  • Hollandale School District
  • Western Line School District

• Private Schools
  • Deer Creek School (Arcola)
  • Greenville Christian School
  • Saint Joseph Catholic High School (Greenville)
  • Washington School (Greenville)

See also

Mississippi portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Mississippi

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "Greenville city, Mississippi." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 15, 2011.

Coordinates: 33°17′N 90°57′W / 33.29°N 90.95°W / 33.29; -90.95