Pike County, Mississippi

Pike County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 38,940. The is. It is part of the. Pike County is named for explorer.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,064 (411 ). 1,059 km² (409 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,940 people, 14,792 households, and 10,502 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (95/sq mi). There were 16,720 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 51.25%, 47.53% or , 0.19% , 0.33% , 0.01% , 0.20% from , and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,792 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were living together, 19.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,562, and the median income for a family was $29,415. Males had a median income of $27,450 versus $17,405 for females. The for the county was $14,040. About 21.50% of families and 25.30% of the population were below the, including 35.50% of those under age 18 and 19.70% of those age 65 or over.

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