Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Chickasaw County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,440. Its s are and. Chickasaw county is named for the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,306 (504 ). 1,299 km² (502 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.54%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 15.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 32.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 41.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 47.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,440 people, 7,253 households, and 5,287 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 7,981 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.89%, 41.26% or , 0.19% , 0.17% , 0.04% , 0.99% from , and 0.46% from two or more races. 2.29% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,253 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.80% were living together, 18.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,364, and the median income for a family was $33,819. Males had a median income of $25,459 versus $20,099 for females. The for the county was $13,279. About 16.80% of families and 20.00% of the population were below the, including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.

Famous citizens
Chickasaw County was the birthplace of singer-songwriter, and served as the setting and inspiration for many of her songs, including her biggest hit "".

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