Warren County, Mississippi

Infobox U.S. County
county = Warren County
state = Mississippi




map size = 150
founded = 1809
seat = Vicksburg | largest city = Vicksburg | area_total_sq_mi =619
area_land_sq_mi =587
area_water_sq_mi =32
area percentage = 5.20%
census yr = 2000
pop = 49644
density_km2 =33
web = www.co.warren.ms.us
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Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2000, its population was 49,644. Its county seat is VicksburgGR|6. Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren.

The Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Warren County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 619 square miles (1,603 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 32 square miles (83 km²) of it (5.20%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Issaquena County (north)
*Yazoo County (northeast)
*Hinds County (east)
*Claiborne County (south)
*Tensas Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
*Madison Parish, Louisiana (west)

National protected area

* Vicksburg National Military Park (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1810= 1114
1820= 2693
1830= 7861
1840= 15820
1850= 18120
1860= 20696
1870= 26769
1880= 31238
1890= 33164
1900= 40912
1910= 37488
1920= 33362
1930= 35785
1940= 39595
1950= 39616
1960= 42206
1970= 44981
1980= 51627
1990= 47880
2000= 49644
estyear=2007
estimate=48866
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 49,644 people, 18,756 households, and 13,222 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 20,789 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.97% White, 43.19% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2005 census estimates based on the American Community Survey suggested that non-Hispanic whites were 51.5% of Warren County's population. This meant that Warren County was the only county in Mississippi along the Mississippi River besides Deseoto County where whites formed a majority of the population. African-Americans now were 46.0% of the county's population. People reporting two or more races seemed to have declined to 0.6%, however due to new counting procedures where people who marked some-other race and white were counted as just white this probably does not indicate an actual decline in people being willing to identify themselves as being of multiple racial origins. The Latino population was now 1.2% of the total for the county. [ [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28149.html Warren County QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau ] ]

In 2000 there were 18,756 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were married couples living together, 19.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,056, and the median income for a family was $41,706. Males had a median income of $33,566 versus $21,975 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,527. About 15.00% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Warren County has the tenth highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

Cities

*Vicksburg

Unincorporated places

*Bovina
*Eagle Bend
*Flowers
*Redwood
*Waltersville
*Warrenton
*Yokena

References

External links

* [http://www.co.warren.ms.us/ Warren County, Mississippi]