Rankin County, Mississippi

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


map size = 150
founded = 1828
seat = Brandon
largest city wl = Pearl | area_total_sq_mi =806
area_land_sq_mi =775
area_water_sq_mi =32
area percentage = 3.92%
census yr = 2000
pop = 115327
density_km2 =57
web = www.rankincounty.org
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Rankin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is named in honor of Christopher Rankin, a Mississippi congressman who served from 1819 to 1826. As of 2000, the population was 115,327. The county seat is BrandonGR|6. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 806 square miles (2,088 km²), of which, 775 square miles (2,006 km²) of it is land and 32 square miles (82 km²) of it (3.92%) is water.

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Adjacent counties

*Madison County (north)
*Scott County (east)
*Smith County (southeast)
*Simpson County (south)
*Hinds County (west)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 2083
1840= 4361
1850= 7227
1860= 13635
1870= 12977
1880= 16752
1890= 17922
1900= 20955
1910= 23944
1920= 20272
1930= 20353
1940= 27934
1950= 28881
1960= 34322
1970= 43933
1980= 69427
1990= 87161
2000= 115327
estyear=2007
estimate=138362
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.03% White, 17.12% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 42,089 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,946, and the median income for a family was $51,707. Males had a median income of $36,097 versus $26,096 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,412. About 7.30% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Rankin County has the third highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

*Cities
**Brandon
**Flowood
**Jackson (mostly in Hinds County, small portion in Madison County)
**Pearl
**Richland

*Towns
**Florence
**Pelahatchie

*Villages
**Puckett

*Unincorporated places
**Fannin
**Johns
**Leesburg
**Piney Woods
**Sandhill
**Star
**Whitfield

References

External links

* [http://www.rankinchamber.com The Rankin Chamber of Commerce]