Amite County, Mississippi

Amite County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 13,599. It is named after the Amite River which is located in the county. The name is derived from the amitié, meaning "friendship." Its is. It is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,895 (732 ). 1,890 km² (730 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.28%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image: US 98.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 24.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 33.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 48.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 13,599 people, 5,271 households, and 3,879 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 6,446 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.42%, 42.65% or , 0.13% , 0.08% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,271 households out of which 31.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,033, and the median income for a family was $31,256. Males had a median income of $28,306 versus $16,173 for females. The for the county was $14,048. About 19.30% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the, including 29.70% of those under age 18 and 22.20% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Towns
 * (mostly in Wilkinson County)
 * (partly in Wilkinson County)


 * Unincorporated places