Simpson County, Mississippi

Simpson County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 27,639. The is. It is part of the. Simpson County is named for Judge.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,529 (591 ). 1,525 km² (589 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.30%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 49.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 13.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 28.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 43.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 149.svg|20px]]

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Demographics
As of the  of 2000, there were 27,639 people, 10,076 households, and 7,385 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (47/sq mi). There were 11,307 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.39%, 34.31% or , 0.12% , 0.14% , 0.01% , 0.47% from , and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 10,076 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.20% were living together, 14.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% 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 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.40 males.

The for a household in the county was $28,343, and the median income for a family was $32,797. Males had a median income of $27,197 versus $20,136 for females. The for the county was $13,344. About 17.50% of families and 21.60% of the population were below the, including 25.70% of those under age 18 and 21.00% of those age 65 or over.

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