Madison County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1828
seat = Canton
largest city wl = Ridgeland | area_total_sq_mi =742
area_land_sq_mi =717
area_water_sq_mi =25
area percentage = 3.35%
census yr = 2000
pop = 74674
density_km2 =40
web = www.madison-co.com
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Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 74,674. The county seat is CantonGR|6. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is named for U.S. President James Madison.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 742 square miles (1,922 km²), of which, 717 square miles (1,857 km²) of it is land and 25 square miles (64 km²) of it (3.35%) is water. The southestern border of the county is defined by the old course of the Pearl River before it was dammed to create the 33,000 acre (134 km²) Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Major highways

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*Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

*Attala County (north)
*Leake County (east)
*Scott County (southeast)
*Rankin County (south)
*Hinds County (southwest)
*Yazoo County (west)

National protected area

* Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1830= 4973
1840= 15530
1850= 18173
1860= 23382
1870= 20948
1880= 25866
1890= 27321
1900= 32493
1910= 33505
1920= 29292
1930= 35796
1940= 37504
1950= 33860
1960= 32904
1970= 29737
1980= 41613
1990= 53794
2000= 74674
estyear=2007
estimate=89387
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 74,674 people, 27,219 households, and 19,325 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile (40/km²). There were 28,781 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 60.29% White, 37.48% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,219 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,970, and the median income for a family was $58,172. Males had a median income of $41,460 versus $29,170 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,469. About 10.60% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

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

Communities

*Cities
**Canton
**Jackson (mostly in Hinds County, small portion in Rankin County)
**Madison
**Ridgeland

*Towns
**Flora

*Unincorporated places
**Camden
**Gluckstadt
**Sharon

References