Tunica County, Mississippi

Tunica County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of, the population is 9,227. Its is. Tunica County is named for the

Tunica County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,245 (481 ). 1,178 km² (455 sq mi) of it is land and 67 km² (26 sq mi) of it (5.40%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,227 people, 3,258 households, and 2,192 families residing in the county. The was 8/km² (20/sq mi). There were 3,705 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 27.54%, 70.15% or , 0.11% , 0.42% , 0.07% , 0.96% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 2.53% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,258 households out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.90% were living together, 26.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.70% were non-families. 26.90% 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 2.80 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.50% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 10.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,270, and the median income for a family was $25,443. Males had a median income of $25,244 versus $18,104 for females. The for the county was $11,978. About 28.10% of families and 33.10% of the population were below the, including 43.40% of those under age 18 and 32.50% of those age 65 or over.

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Education

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