Lowndes County, Mississippi

Lowndes County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 61,586. Its is. Lowndes County is named for.

Lowndes County is the only county in the Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,338 (516 ). 1,301 km² (502 sq mi) of it is land and 37 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.74%) is water.

Major highways

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 * [[Image:US 82.svg|19px]]
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 * [[Image:Circle sign 69.svg|21px]]
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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 61,586 people, 22,849 households, and 16,405 families residing in the county. The was 47/km² (123/sq mi). There were 25,104 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (50/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 56.47%, 41.56% or , 0.17% , 0.54% , 0.03% , 0.39% from , and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,849 households out of which 36.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were living together, 18.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,123, and the median income for a family was $38,248. Males had a median income of $31,792 versus $20,640 for females. The for the county was $16,514. About 18.00% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the, including 31.80% of those under age 18 and 16.80% of those age 65 or over.

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