Madison County, Mississippi

Madison County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 74,674. The is. It is part of the. Madison County is named for.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,922 (742 ). 1,857 km² (717 sq mi) of it is land and 64 km² (25 sq mi) of it (3.35%) is water. The southestern border of the county is defined by the old course of the before it was dammed to create the 33,000 acre (134 km²).

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 51.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 16.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 17.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 22.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 74,674 people, 27,219 households, and 19,325 families residing in the county. The was 40/km² (104/sq mi). There were 28,781 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 60.29%, 37.48% or , 0.11% , 1.30% , 0.02% , 0.27% from , and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 27,219 households out of which 37.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were living together, 15.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 32.40% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $46,970, and the median income for a family was $58,172. Males had a median income of $41,460 versus $29,170 for females. The for the county was $23,469. About 10.60% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

Madison County has the per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

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 * (mostly in Hinds County, small portion in Rankin County)
 * (mostly in Hinds County, small portion in Rankin County)


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 * Unincorporated places