Grenada County, Mississippi

Grenada County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 23,263. Its is. Grenada County is named for the province of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,164 (449 ). 1,092 km² (422 sq mi) of it is land and 71 km² (28 sq mi) of it (6.14%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 7.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 23,263 people, 8,820 households, and 6,297 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (55/sq mi). There were 9,973 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (24/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 57.92%, 40.93% or , 0.14% , 0.34% , 0.02% , 0.13% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,820 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were living together, 18.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,385, and the median income for a family was $33,115. Males had a median income of $28,969 versus $21,567 for females. The for the county was $13,786. About 17.60% of families and 20.90% of the population were below the, including 26.30% of those under age 18 and 26.40% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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