Alcorn County, Mississippi

Alcorn County, Mississippi
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1870
Seat	Corinth
Largest city	Corinth
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	401.35 sq mi (1,039 km²) 399.89 sq mi (1,036 km²) 1.46 sq mi (4 km²), 0.36%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	37,057 85/sq mi (33/km²)
Website	www.alcorncounty.org

Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 37,057. It is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn. Its county seat is Corinth^[1].

The Corinth Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Alcorn County.

History

Alcorn County was formed in 1870 from portions of Tippah and Tishomingo counties.^[2] It was the site of the Siege of Corinth, an early campaign in the American Civil War.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 401.35 square miles (1,039.5 km²), the smallest county in Mississippi, of which 399.89 square miles (1,035.7 km²) (or 99.64%) is land and 1.46 square miles (3.8 km²) (or 0.36%) is water.^[3] The Tuscumbia and Hatchie rivers intersect the county.^[2]

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 45
• U.S. Highway 72
• Mississippi Highway 2

Adjacent counties

• McNairy County, Tennessee (north)
• Hardin County, Tennessee (northeast)
• Tishomingo County (east)
• Prentiss County (south)
• Tippah County (west)
• Hardeman County, Tennessee (northwest)

National protected area

• Shiloh National Military Park (part)

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 34,558 people, 14,224 households, and 9,914 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 15,818 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile (15/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.37% White, 11.07% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	10,431		—
1880	14,272		36.8%
1890	13,115		−8.1%
1900	14,987		14.3%
1910	18,159		21.2%
1920	21,369		17.7%
1930	23,653		10.7%
1940	26,969		14.0%
1950	27,158		0.7%
1960	25,282		−6.9%
1970	27,179		7.5%
1980	33,036		21.5%
1990	31,722		−4.0%
2000	34,558		8.9%
2010	37,057		7.2%
MS Counties 1900-1990 GeoHive - 2000 & 2010 statistics

There were 14,224 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,041, and the median income for a family was $36,899. Males had a median income of $29,752 versus $20,583 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,418. About 13.10% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 22.60% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Corinth

• Towns
  • Farmington
  • Glen
  • Rienzi

• Villages
  • Kossuth

• Unincorporated places
  • Jacinto
  • Wenasoga
  • Kendrick
  • Biggersville
  • Hinkle
  • Theo

State Representatives

Lester Carpenter, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the First District of Mississippi, which includes part of Alcorn and Tishomingo counties.

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b}  "Alcorn". The American Cyclopædia. 1879. 
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 34°53′N 88°35′W / 34.88°N 88.58°W / 34.88; -88.58