Tishomingo County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = February 9, 1836
seat = Iuka | largest city = Iuka | area_total_sq_mi =445
area_land_sq_mi =424
area_water_sq_mi =20
area percentage = 4.59%
census yr = 2000
pop = 19163
density_km2 =17
web =
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Tishomingo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000 the population was 19,163. Its county seat is IukaGR|6.

History

Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836 from Chickasaw lands that were ceded to the United States. In 1870 this land was divided into Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo counties.

Tishomingo was referenced in the Coen Brother's film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 445 square miles (1,151 km²), of which, 424 square miles (1,098 km²) of it is land and 20 square miles (53 km²) of it (4.59%) is water. The highest point in Mississippi, the 806 feet Woodall Mountain, is located in the county.

Major highways

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*Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

* Hardin County, Tennessee (north)
* Lauderdale County, Alabama (northeast)
* Colbert County, Alabama (east)
* Franklin County, Alabama (southeast)
* Itawamba County (south)
* Prentiss County (southwest)
* Alcorn County (northwest)

National protected area

* Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1840= 6681
1850= 15490
1860= 24149
1870= 7350
1880= 8774
1890= 9302
1900= 10124
1910= 13067
1920= 15091
1930= 16411
1940= 16974
1950= 15544
1960= 13889
1970= 14940
1980= 18434
1990= 17683
2000= 19163
estyear=2007
estimate=19053
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000 there were 19,163 people, 7,917 households, and 5,573 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 9,553 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.93% White, 3.11% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.06% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

By 2005 the population was 93.4% non-Hispanic white. 3.6% of the population was African-American. 2.6% of the population was Latino.

In 2000 there were 7,917 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,315, and the median income for a family was $34,378. Males had a median income of $28,109 versus $19,943 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,395. About 11% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Cities
**Iuka

*Towns
**Belmont
**Burnsville
**Golden
**Tishomingo

*Villages
**Paden

*Unincorporated places
**Dennis
**Pittsburg

Transportation

* U.S. Highway 72
* Mississippi Highway 4
* Mississippi Highway 25
* Mississippi Highway 30
* Mississippi Highway 172
* Mississippi Highway 350
* Mississippi Highway 364
* Mississippi Highway 365
* Mississippi Highway 366
* Mississippi Highway 760

See also

* Battle of Iuka
* Natchez Trace Parkway
* Woodall Mountain

References

External links

* [http://www.tishomingo.org/ www.tishomingo.org]