Forrest County, Mississippi

Forrest County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of 2000, the population was 72,604. It is named in honor of General. Its and largest city is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,218 (470 ). 1,208 km² (467 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.76%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 11.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 98.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Circle sign 44.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 72,604 people, 27,183 households, and 17,315 families residing in the county. The was 60/km² (156/sq mi). There were 29,913 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (64/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.34%, 33.55% or , 0.19% , 0.74% , 0.02% , 0.40% from , and 0.75% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,183 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.60% were living together, 17.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.30% were non-families. 28.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 18.20% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 18.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,420, and the median income for a family was $35,791. Males had a median income of $28,742 versus $20,500 for females. The for the county was $15,160. About 17.10% of families and 22.50% of the population were below the, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

 * Cities
 * (small portion in Lamar County)


 * Unincorporated places