Sunflower County, Mississippi

Sunflower County is a located in the  region of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,369. Its is.

History
Sunflower County was created in 1834. The land mass encampassed most of Sunflower and Leflore Counties as we know them today. The first seat of government was Clayton, located near Fort Pemberton. Later the county seat was moved to McNutt, also in the Leflore County of today. When Sunflower and Leflore Counties were separated in 1871, the new county seat for Sunflower County was moved to Johnsonville. This village was located where the north end of Mound Bayou empties into the. In 1882 the county seat was moved to Eureka, which was later re-named Indianola (Hemphill, Marie M.  1980. Fevers, Floods and Faith--A History of Sunflower County Mississippi, 1844-1976).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,832 (707 ). 1,797 km² (694 sq mi) of it is land and 35 km² (13 sq mi) of it (1.90%) is water. Sunflower County is the longest county in Mississippi. The traveling distance from the southern boundary at Caile, to its northern boundary at Rome is approximately 56 miles.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,369 people, 9,637 households, and 7,314 families residing in the county. The was 19/km² (50/sq mi). There were 10,338 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (15/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 28.88%, 69.86% or , 0.09% , 0.40% , 0.48% from , and 0.28% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 9,637 households out of which 38.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.30% were living together, 28.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.10% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.50.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 14.00% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 18.10% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 115.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,970, and the median income for a family was $29,144. Males had a median income of $26,208 versus $19,145 for females. The for the county was $11,365. About 24.60% of families and 30.00% of the population were below the, including 39.50% of those under age 18 and 24.10% of those age 65 or over.

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

Famous residents

 * (bluesman, 1891-1934)
 * (U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1904-1986)
 * (civil rights activist, 1917-1977)
 * (Food Editor, New York Times, 1920-2000)
 * (bluesman, 1925-present)
 * (retired NBA basketball player, 1948-present)
 * (NFL quarterback, 1949-present)
 * (Honorary Temptation)

Communities

 * Cities
 * (mostly in Bolivar County)
 * (mostly in Bolivar County)
 * (mostly in Bolivar County)
 * (mostly in Bolivar County)
 * (mostly in Bolivar County)


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 * Unincorporated places

Education

 * Colleges
 * (Moorhead)


 * Public School Districts


 * Private Schools
 * Central Delta Academy (Inverness)
 * Indianola Academy (Indianola)
 * North Sunflower Academy (Drew)