Bolivar County, Mississippi

Bolivar County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 40,633. It is named in honor of, leader of the liberation of several countries from  in the early 19th century. Its s are and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,346 (906 ). 2,270 km² (876 sq mi) of it is land and 76 km² (29 sq mi) of it (3.25%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 8.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 32.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,633 people, 13,776 households, and 9,725 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 14,939 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 33.24%, 65.11% or , 0.10% , 0.49% , 0.01% , 0.48% from , and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 the county had a population that was 32.6% non-Hispanic white. African-Americans made up 65.7% of the county population. The only other census identified group over on e percent was Latinos who constituted 1.2% of the population.

There were 13,776 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.20% were living together, 27.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.60% under the age of 18, 14.00% from 18 to 24, 25.70% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,428, and the median income for a family was $27,301. Males had a median income of $27,643 versus $20,774 for females. The for the county was $12,088. About 27.90% of families and 33.30% of the population were below the, including 43.90% of those under age 18 and 27.90% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Cities
 * (small portion in Sunflower County)
 * (small portion in Sunflower County)
 * (small portion in Sunflower County)
 * (small portion in Sunflower County)


 * Towns


 * Villages


 * Unincorporated places

Education

 * Colleges and Universities
 * (Cleveland)


 * Public School Districts
 * (Benoit)
 * (Cleveland)
 * (Mound Bayou)
 * (Shelby)
 * (Shaw)
 * (Rosedale)


 * Private Schools
 * (Cleveland)