Clay County, Mississippi

Clay County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,979. Its name is in honor of, famous American statesman, member of the from  and  in the 19th century. Its is.

Clay County is the only county in the West Point, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,077 (416 ). 1,058 km² (409 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.79%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 46.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 47.svg|20px]]
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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,979 people, 8,152 households, and 5,885 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 8,810 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 42.82%, 56.33% or , 0.05% , 0.16% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,152 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.80% were living together, 22.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,372, and the median income for a family was $35,461. Males had a median income of $30,038 versus $19,473 for females. The for the county was $14,512. About 19.20% of families and 23.50% of the population were below the, including 34.20% of those under age 18 and 21.90% of those age 65 or over.

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