Leake County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1833
seat = Carthage
largest city = Carthage | area_total_sq_mi =585
area_land_sq_mi =583
area_water_sq_mi =3
area percentage = 0.46%
census yr = 2000
pop = 20940
density_km2 =14
web =
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Leake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 20,940. Its county seat is CarthageGR|6. The center of population of Mississippi is located in Leake County, in the town of Lena [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt] . Leake County is named for Walter Leake, the Governor of Mississippi from 1822 to 1825.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 585 square miles (1,516 km²), of which, 583 square miles (1,509 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.46%) is water.

Major highways

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*Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

*Attala County (north)
*Neshoba County (east)
*Scott County (south)
*Madison County (west)

National protected area

* Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1840= 2162
1850= 5533
1860= 9324
1870= 8496
1880= 13146
1890= 14803
1900= 17360
1910= 18298
1920= 16973
1930= 21803
1940= 24570
1950= 21610
1960= 18660
1970= 17085
1980= 18790
1990= 18436
2000= 20940
estyear=2007
estimate=22828As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 20,940 people, 7,611 households, and 5,563 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 8,585 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.14% White, 37.42% Black or African American, 4.56% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 2.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,611 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples living together, 16.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% 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 26.90% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,055, and the median income for a family was $32,147. Males had a median income of $27,367 versus $18,307 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,365. About 18.10% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.90% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Cities
**Carthage

*Towns
**Lena
**Sebastopol (mostly in Scott County)
**Walnut Grove

*Villages
**Thomastown

*Census-designated places
**Redwater
**Standing Pine

*Unincorporated places
**Edinburg
**Good Hope
**Madden
**Ofahoma

See also

*Dry counties

References

External links

* [http://www.leakems.com/] Leake County Chamber of Commerce
* [http://www.leakeida.com/] Leake County Development Association
* [http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/leake/ Leake County Courthouse Pictures]

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