Tunica County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1836
seat = Tunica | largest city = Tunica | area_total_sq_mi =481
area_land_sq_mi =455
area_water_sq_mi =26
area percentage = 5.40%
census yr = 2000
pop = 9227
density_km2 =8
web = www.tunicacounty.com
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Tunica County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 9,227. Its county seat is TunicaGR|6. Tunica County is named for the Tunica Native Americans.

Tunica County is part of the Memphis, TN–MS–AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 481 square miles (1,245 km²), of which, 455 square miles (1,178 km²) of it is land and 26 square miles (67 km²) of it (5.40%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

*Crittenden County, Arkansas (north)
*DeSoto County (northeast)
*Tate County (east)
*Panola County (southeast)
*Quitman County (south)
*Coahoma County & Phillips County, Arkansas (southwest)
*Lee County, Arkansas (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1840= 821
1850= 1314
1860= 4366
1870= 5358
1880= 8461
1890= 12158
1900= 16479
1910= 18646
1920= 20386
1930= 21233
1940= 22610
1950= 21664
1960= 16826
1970= 11854
1980= 9652
1990= 8164
2000= 9227
estyear=2007
estimate=10453
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9,227 people, 3,258 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 3,705 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 27.54% White, 70.15% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.96% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,258 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.90% were married couples living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% 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 3.44.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.50% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,270, and the median income for a family was $25,443. Males had a median income of $25,244 versus $18,104 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,978. About 28.10% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.40% of those under age 18 and 32.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Cities
**Tunica

*Census-designated places
**North Tunica

*Unincorporated places
**Banks
**Dubbs
**Dundee
**Evansville
**Hollywood
**Prichard
**Tunica Resorts (Robinsonville)

Education

*Public School Districts
**Tunica County School District

*Private Schools
**Tunica Institute of Learning

References