Carroll County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1833
seat = Carrollton | largest city wl = Vaiden | city type = Town
area_total_sq_mi =635
area_land_sq_mi =628
area_water_sq_mi =7
area percentage = 1.07%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10769
density_km2 =7
web =
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Carroll County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population is 10,769. Its county seat is CarrolltonGR|6. It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Carroll County is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. It is the setting for the Porter Wagoner song "The Carroll County Accident".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 635 square miles (1,643 km²), of which, 628 square miles (1,626 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (18 km²) of it (1.07%) is water.

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Adjacent Couties

*Grenada County (north)
*Montgomery County (east)
*Attala County (southeast)
*Holmes County (south)
*Leflore County (west)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,769 people, 4,071 households, and 3,069 families residing in the county. The population density was 17 people per square mile (7/km²). There were 4,888 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 62.67% White, 36.61% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

USCensusPop
1840= 10481
1850= 18491
1860= 22035
1870= 21047
1880= 17795
1890= 18773
1900= 22116
1910= 23139
1920= 20324
1930= 19765
1940= 20651
1950= 15499
1960= 11177
1970= 9397
1980= 9776
1990= 9237
2000= 10769
estyear=2007
estimate=10304
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990]

There were 4,071 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,878, and the median income for a family was $35,711. Males had a median income of $28,459 versus $19,695 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,744. About 13.70% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.30% of those under age 18 and 23.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Towns
**Carrollton
**North Carrollton
**Vaiden

*Unincorporated places
**Avalon
**Black Hawk
**Coila
**McCarley
**Teoc

References