Neshoba County, Mississippi

Neshoba County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 28,684. Its is.

Neshoba is the Choctaw word meaning Gray Wolf.

Neshoba County is known as the site of one of the most famous race-related crimes in American history. In , by white supremacists in (the county seat). The crime and decades-long legal aftermath inspired the movie. President Ronald Reagan controversially launched his 1980 presidential campaign from the Neshoba County Fair, delivering a -themed speech (his first after receiving the Republican nomination) alleged to be a carefully calibrated application of Nixon's "", an appeal to racist white voters.

The county is known for its The  and. It is also home of the Williams Brothers Store, which has been in operation since the early 1900s.

The Mississippi Band of Indians (MBCI) own one of the largest casino complexes in the state. The Silver Star and Golden Moon casinos are the first land based casinos in Mississippi. These casinos are part of the MBCI's Pearl River Resort.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,481 (572 ). 1,476 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.29%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 28,684 people, 10,694 households, and 7,742 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 11,980 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.50%, 19.33% or , 13.80% , 0.19% , 0.02% , 0.34% from , and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race. 28.6% were of, 8.8% and 6.1%  ancestry according to. 88.7% spoke and 10.2%  as their first language.

There were 10,694 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.60% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.20% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,300, and the median income for a family was $33,439. Males had a median income of $28,112 versus $19,882 for females. The for the county was $14,964. About 17.90% of families and 21.00% of the population were below the, including 27.20% of those under age 18 and 22.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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 * (mostly in Newton County)


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 * (partly in Kemper County)


 * Unincorporated places