Sharkey County, Mississippi

Sharkey County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of, the population is 6,580. Its is. It is named after, the provisional in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,126 (435 ). 1,108 km² (428 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (1.65%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 61.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 14.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 16.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 6,580 people, 2,163 households, and 1,589 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 2,416 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 29.36%, 69.32% or , 0.18% , 0.27% , 0.27% from , and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,163 households out of which 36.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.00% were living together, 26.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 23.50% 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 2.99 and the average family size was 3.56.

In the county the population was spread out with 33.00% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 88.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,285, and the median income for a family was $26,786. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $17,931 for females. The for the county was $11,396. About 30.50% of families and 38.30% of the population were below the, including 50.00% of those under age 18 and 24.20% of those age 65 or over.

Sharkey County has the per capita income in Mississippi and the  in the United States.

Communities

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 * Unincorporated places

Education

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 * Private Schools
 * (Rolling Fork)