Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Pontotoc County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 26,726. Its is. Pontotoc is a word meaning "land of hanging grapes".

The county is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,298 (501 ). 1,288 km² (497 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.73%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 9.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 15.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 41.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 26,726 people, 10,097 households, and 7,562 families residing in the county. The was 21/km² (54/sq mi). There were 10,816 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (22/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.40%, 13.98% or , 0.27% , 0.10% , 0.01% , 0.71% from , and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,097 households out of which 37.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.50% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,055, and the median income for a family was $39,845. Males had a median income of $29,074 versus $21,350 for females. The for the county was $15,658. About 10.20% of families and 13.80% of the population were below the, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 23.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Cities


 * Towns
 * (partly in Union County, small portion in Lee County)
 * (partly in Union County, small portion in Lee County)
 * (partly in Union County, small portion in Lee County)


 * Unincorporated places

Area Churches

 * Pine Bluff Church of Christ