Smith County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1833
seat = Raleigh | largest city wl = Taylorsville | city type = Town
area_total_sq_mi =637
area_land_sq_mi =636
area_water_sq_mi =1
area percentage = 0.22%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16182
density_km2 =10
web =
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Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 16,182. Its county seat is RaleighGR|6. Smith County is a prohibition or dry county.

History

Smith County is named for Major David Smith. The county is well known amongst Mississippians for its Smith County Watermelons.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,651 km²), of which, 636 square miles (1,647 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Scott County (north)
*Jasper County (east)
*Jones County (southeast)
*Covington County (south)
*Scott County (west)
*Rankin County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,182 people, 6,046 households, and 4,558 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 7,005 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 76.11% White, 23.11% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1840= 1961
1850= 4071
1860= 7638
1870= 7126
1880= 8088
1890= 10635
1900= 13055
1910= 16603
1920= 16178
1930= 18405
1940= 19403
1950= 16740
1960= 14303
1970= 13561
1980= 15077
1990= 14798
2000= 16182
estyear=2007
estimate=16009
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

There were 6,046 households out of which 35.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.60% were married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,840, and the median income for a family was $36,780. Males had a median income of $28,698 versus $20,154 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,752. About 12.90% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 23.70% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Towns
**Mize
**Raleigh
**Taylorsville

*Villages
**Polkville
**Sylvarena

*Unincorporated places
**Burns
**Summerland

See also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.smithcounty.ms.gov/ Smith County] - Official site.