Hinds County, Mississippi

Hinds County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 250,800. Its s are and. Hinds County is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,272 (877 ). 2,251 km² (869 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.93%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 250,800 people, 91,030 households, and 62,355 families residing in the county. The was 111/km² (288/sq mi). There were 100,287 housing units at an average density of 45/km² (115/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 37.31%, 61.12% or , 0.12% , 0.60% , 0.01% , 0.20% from , and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 91,030 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.10% were living together, 22.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 12.10% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,991, and the median income for a family was $40,525. Males had a median income of $30,930 versus $24,593 for females. The for the county was $17,785. About 16.10% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.

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

Communities

 * Cities
 * (small portions in Madison and Rankin counties)
 * (small portions in Madison and Rankin counties)


 * Towns


 * Census-designated places


 * Unincorporated places

Education

 * Colleges and Universities
 * (Jackson)
 * (Raymond)
 * (Jackson)
 * (Jackson)
 * (Clinton)
 * (Jackson)
 * (Jackson)
 * (Jackson)
 * (Jackson)


 * Public School Districts
 * (Raymond)
 * (Raymond)


 * Private Schools
 * (Jackson)