Itawamba County, Mississippi

Itawamba County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 22,770. Its is. It was named for the leader, who was also known as Itawamba.

The county is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,400 (540 ). 1,379 km² (532 sq mi) of it is land and 21 km² (8 sq mi) of it (1.50%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 25.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,770 people, 8,773 households, and 6,500 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 9,804 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.47%, 6.47% or , 0.14% , 0.18% , 0.32% from , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,773 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.20% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,156, and the median income for a family was $36,793. Males had a median income of $29,231 versus $20,900 for females. The for the county was $14,956. About 10.10% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 23.60% of those age 65 or over.

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