Alcorn County, Mississippi

Alcorn County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,558. It is named in honor of Governor. Its is.

History
Alcorn county was formed in 1870.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,039 (401 ). It is the smallest county in area in Mississippi. 1,036 km² (400 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.36%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,558 people, 14,224 households, and 9,914 families residing in the county. The was 33/km² (86/sq mi). There were 15,818 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 87.37%, 11.07% or , 0.10% , 0.21% , 0.06% , 0.59% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 1.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,224 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,041, and the median income for a family was $36,899. Males had a median income of $29,752 versus $20,583 for females. The for the county was $15,418. About 13.10% of families and 16.60% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 22.60% of those age 65 or over.

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