Walthall County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1910
seat = Tylertown | largest city wl = Tylertown | city type = Town
area_total_sq_mi =404
area_land_sq_mi =404
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.15%
census yr = 2000
pop = 49644
density_km2 =14
web =
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Walthall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 15,156. Its county seat is TylertownGR|6. The county is named after Civil War general and Mississippi Senator Edward C. Walthall.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 404 square miles (1,047 km²), of which, 404 square miles (1,046 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.15%) is water. It is the smallest county in Mississippi in land area.

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Adjacent counties

*Lawrence County (north)
*Marion County (east)
*Washington Parish, Louisiana (south)
*Pike County (west)
*Lincoln County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 15,156 people, 5,571 households, and 4,111 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 6,418 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.61% White, 44.09% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1920= 13455
1930= 13871
1940= 17534
1950= 15563
1960= 13512
1970= 12500
1980= 13761
1990= 14352
2000= 15156
estyear=2007
estimate=15360
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

There were 5,571 households out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were married couples living together, 16.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,945, and the median income for a family was $29,169. Males had a median income of $26,745 versus $16,909 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,563. About 22.40% of families and 27.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.70% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

*Tylertown

Unincorporated places

*Darbun
*Mesa
*Sartinville
*Salem
*Dexter

References