Attala County, Mississippi

Attala County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,661. Its is. Attala county is named for Attala, a fictional Native American heroine from an early 19th Century novel by.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,909 (737 ). 1,904 km² (735 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.27%) is water.

Major Roads

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,661 people, 7,567 households, and 5,380 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (27/sq mi). There were 8,639 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 58.34%, 40.00% or , 0.17% , 0.27% , 0.65% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,567 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.30% were 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 for the county was $13,782. About 18.30% of families and 21.80% of the population were below the, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of those age 65 or over.

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