Attala County, Mississippi

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




map size = 150
founded = 1833
seat = Kosciusko| largest city = Kosciusko | area_total_sq_mi =737
area_land_sq_mi =735
area_water_sq_mi =2
area percentage = 0.27%
census yr = 2000
pop = 19661
density_km2 =10
web =
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Attala County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 19,661. Its county seat is KosciuskoGR|6. Attala county is named for Attala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early-19th-century novel by François-René de Chateaubriand.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 737 square miles (1,909 km²), of which, 735 square miles (1,904 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.27%) is water.

Major Roads

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*Natchez Trace Parkway

Adjacent counties

*Montgomery County (north)
*Choctaw County (northeast)
*Winston County (east)
*Leake County (south)
*Madison County (southwest)
*Holmes County (west)
*Carroll County (northwest)

National protected area

* Natchez Trace Parkway (part)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1840= 4303
1850= 10991
1860= 14169
1870= 14776
1880= 19988
1890= 22213
1900= 26248
1910= 28851
1920= 24831
1930= 26035
1940= 30227
1950= 26652
1960= 21335
1970= 19570
1980= 19865
1990= 18481
2000= 19661
estyear=2007
estimate=19600
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt MS Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.34% White, 40.00% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Attala County is the only county in Mississippi with people of English descent standing at over 15%.

There were 7,567 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were married couples living together, 16.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,794, and the median income for a family was $30,796. Males had a median income of $26,180 versus $17,394 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,782. About 18.30% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Cities
**Kosciusko

*Towns
**Ethel
**McCool
**Sallis

*Unincorporated places
**McAdams
**Williamsville
**Zama

See also

*Dry county

References

External links

* [http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/attala/ Attala County Courthouse Pictures]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ Attala County GenWeb]