| Calhoun County, Mississippi | |
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 Location in the state of Mississippi |
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 Mississippi's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1852 |
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| Seat | Pittsboro |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
588 sq mi (1,523 km²) 587 sq mi (1,520 km²) 1 sq mi (3 km²), 0.24% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
15,069 13/sq mi (5/km²) |
Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 15,069. Its county seat is Pittsboro[1]. Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,523 km²), of which, 587 square miles (1,519 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.
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Adjacent counties
- Lafayette County (north)
- Pontotoc County (northeast)
- Chickasaw County (east)
- Webster County (south)
- Grenada County (southwest)
- Yalobusha County (west)
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Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 15,069 people, 6,019 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.41% White, 28.65% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 9,518 |
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| 1870 | 10,561 | 11.0% | |
| 1880 | 13,492 | 27.8% | |
| 1890 | 14,688 | 8.9% | |
| 1900 | 16,512 | 12.4% | |
| 1910 | 17,726 | 7.4% | |
| 1920 | 16,823 | −5.1% | |
| 1930 | 18,080 | 7.5% | |
| 1940 | 20,893 | 15.6% | |
| 1950 | 18,369 | −12.1% | |
| 1960 | 15,941 | −13.2% | |
| 1970 | 14,623 | −8.3% | |
| 1980 | 15,664 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 14,908 | −4.8% | |
| 2000 | 15,069 | 1.1% | |
| Est. 2008 | 14,508 | −3.7% | |
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There were 6,019 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,113, and the median income for a family was $34,407. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $19,491 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,106. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 21.80% of those age 65 or over.
Calhoun City is home to many unique architectural innovations. Calhoun City has done completely away with underground sewer systems, using the cities public roads instead. In a controversial decision, Calhoun City hopes to decrease its public spending by implementing this system, which should be complete by 2008.
In 1993, the entire population gathered together and held a vigil in honor of Eli Whittney. This yearly event has grown to include honorary characters such as Tom from cartoon program Tom Goes to the Mayor, Amelia Earhart from some dreadful airplane incident, and Tom Brady (presumed to be missing after a deplorable performance in tonight's NFL game).
Calhoun City recently won a bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, although, due to space limitations, most events will be excluded. Deer hunting and "around the square driving," will be added to the list of events.
The Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce boasts that 65% of the town's homes will have electric lighting by 2011.
Communities
- Towns
- Villages
- Unincorporated places
- Sarepta
- Banner
- New Liberty
- Elzey
- Ellard
- Wardwell
- Reid
- Bently
- Chickenbone
- Macedonia
- Baileyville
- Old Town
- Lloyd
- New Gaulley
- Hollis Switch
- Cottage Lane
- Blueberry/Tater Bed Hill
- Bull Mountain
- Dentontown
- Sabougla
- Spring Hill
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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