Lafayette County, Mississippi

Lafayette County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 38,744. Its is. The local pronunciation of the name is either "la-FAY-et" or "la-FET," varying by the speaker. Lafayette County is often regarded as the inspiration for, the fictional setting of many of 's stories. The county is named for military officer.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,759 (679 ). 1,635 km² (631 sq mi) of it is land and 125 km² (48 sq mi) of it (7.09%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,744 people, 14,373 households, and 8,321 families residing in the county. The was 24/km² (61/sq mi). There were 16,587 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 71.85%, 25.05% or , 0.16% , 1.67% , 0.01% , 0.42% from , and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.10% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,373 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.20% were living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.10% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 19.50% under the age of 18, 27.10% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 17.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,517, and the median income for a family was $42,910. Males had a median income of $30,964 versus $21,207 for females. The for the county was $16,406. About 10.20% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 15.60% of those under age 18 and 19.40% of those age 65 or over.

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