Sharkey County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1876
seat = Rolling Fork
largest city = Rolling Fork | area_total_sq_mi =435
area_land_sq_mi =428
area_water_sq_mi =7
area percentage = 1.65%
census yr = 2000
pop = 6580
density_km2 =6
web =
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Sharkey County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 6,580. Its county seat is Rolling ForkGR|6. It is named after William L. Sharkey, the provisional Governor of Mississippi in 1865.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 435 square miles (1,126 km²), of which, 428 square miles (1,108 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (19 km²) of it (1.65%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Washington County (north)
*Humphreys County (northeast)
*Yazoo County (east)
*Issaquena County (south & west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,580 people, 2,163 households, and 1,589 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 2,416 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 29.36% White, 69.32% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1880= 6306
1890= 8382
1900= 12178
1910= 15694
1920= 14190
1930= 13877
1940= 15433
1950= 12903
1960= 10738
1970= 8937
1980= 7964
1990= 7066
2000= 6580
estyear=2007
estimate=5571
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

There were 2,163 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.00% were married couples living together, 26.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.50% 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 2.99 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the county the population was spread out with 33.00% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,285, and the median income for a family was $26,786. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $17,931 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,396. About 30.50% of families and 38.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.00% of those under age 18 and 24.20% of those age 65 or over.

Sharkey County has the tenth lowest per capita income in Mississippi and the 73rd lowest in the United States.

Communities

*Cities
**Rolling Fork

*Towns
**Anguilla
**Cary

*Unincorporated places
**Delta City
**Nitta Yuma
**Onward
**Panther Burn
**Patmos

Education

*Public School Districts
**South Delta School District

*Private Schools
**Sharkey-Issaquena Academy (Rolling Fork)

References