Calhoun County, Mississippi

Calhoun County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 15,069. Its is. Calhoun County is named after, the and  from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,523 (588 ). 1,519 km² (587 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.24%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,069 people, 6,019 households, and 4,255 families residing in the county. The was 10/km² (26/sq mi). There were 6,902 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (12/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 69.41%, 28.65% or , 0.13% , 0.06% , 0.03% , 1.11% from , and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,019 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,113, and the median income for a family was $34,407. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $19,491 for females. The for the county was $15,106. About 14.90% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the, including 24.20% of those under age 18 and 21.80% of those age 65 or over.

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