Rankin County, Mississippi

Rankin County is a located in the  of. It is named in honor of, a Mississippi congressman who served from 1819 to 1826. As of 2000, the population was 115,327. The is. It is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,088 (806 ). 2,006 km² (775 sq mi) of it is land and 82 km² (32 sq mi) of it (3.92%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The was 57/km² (149/sq mi). There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (58/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.03%, 17.12% or , 0.16% , 0.66% , 0.02% , 0.41% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 42,089 households out of which 36.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,946, and the median income for a family was $51,707. Males had a median income of $36,097 versus $26,096 for females. The for the county was $20,412. About 7.30% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the, including 12.20% of those under age 18 and 11.70% of those age 65 or over.

Rankin County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

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