Leake County, Mississippi

Leake County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the is 20,940. Its is. The of Mississippi is located in Leake County, in the town of. Leake County is named for, the from  to.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,516 (585 ). 1,509 km² (583 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 35.svg|20px]]
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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 20,940 people, 7,611 households, and 5,563 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 8,585 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.14%, 37.42% or , 4.56% , 0.15% , 0.03% , 1.14% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 2.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,611 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 16.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,055, and the median income for a family was $32,147. Males had a median income of $27,367 versus $18,307 for females. The for the county was $13,365. About 18.10% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the, including 31.90% of those under age 18 and 23.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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 * Towns
 * (mostly in Scott County)
 * (mostly in Scott County)


 * Villages


 * Census-designated places


 * Unincorporated places